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Quercus nigra - Quercus phellos / Carya myristiciformis - Sabal minor / Carex cherokeensis Floodplain Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus nigra - Quercus phellos / Carya myristiciformis - Sabal minor / Carex cherokeensis Floodplain Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This riparian forest occurs along the southwestern periphery of the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain in Texas. The canopy of this forest association is dominated by <i>Quercus nigra</i> and <i>Quercus phellos</i>, and is distinguished from other bottomland forests by the presence of <i>Quercus similis, Carya myristiciformis</i>, and <i>Ulmus crassifolia</i>. Midstory shrubs include <i>Ilex longipes, Crataegus viridis, Crataegus marshallii, Crataegus spathulata, Ulmus alata, Forestiera ligustrina, Fraxinus americana</i>, and <i>Ilex decidua</i>. The herbaceous layer dominants in plot samples in eastern Texas are <i>Carex cherokeensis</i> and <i>Poa autumnalis</i>. Other important herbaceous species are <i>Chasmanthium latifolium, Phanopyrum gymnocarpon, Dichanthelium commutatum, Elymus virginicus, Carex caroliniana</i>, and <i>Carex flaccosperma</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36122-{BAF4E70B-29F2-45B8-B43C-0D406C13418A} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 20-May-2002 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus phellos - Quercus nigra Coastal Plain Floodplain Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687911 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007954   Translated: Water Oak - Willow Oak / Nutmeg Hickory - Dwarf Palmetto / Cherokee Sedge Floodplain Forest   Common: Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain Circumneutral Water Oak - Willow Oak Floodplain Forest   Scientific: Quercus nigra - Quercus phellos / Carya myristiciformis - Sabal minor / Carex cherokeensis Floodplain Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL007954 (similar) Quercus nigra - Quercus phellos / Carya myristiciformis - Sabal minor / Carex cherokeensis Forest (similar) Quercus nigra - Quercus phellos / Carya myristiciformis - Sabal minor / Carex cherokeensis Forest