Mississippi River Overcup Oak - Water Locust Swamp

Type:Alliance
Parent classification:Lower Mississippi River Alluvial Plain Floodplain Forest
Scientific Name:Quercus lyrata - Gleditsia aquatica - Fraxinus profunda Swamp Alliance
Location:United States (Kentucky, Louisiana, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi)
Description:This bottomland forest vegetation is found in the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain of the United States and adjacent riverine areas, on seasonally flooded bottomlands along rivers and large streams; examples are dominated by a combination of Acer rubrum, Gleditsia aquatica, and Fraxinus profunda.
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Child types

Name
Mississippi River Maple - Ash Swamp Forest
Mississippi River Mixed Oak - Hardwood Dune Pond
Mississippi River Overcup Oak - Nuttall Oak Bottomland Forest
Mississippi River Red Maple - Water-locust Bottomland Forest
Mississippi River Water-locust - Water Hickory Swamp Forest
Overcup Oak - Sweetgum Bottomland Forest

Habitat Vegetation Classification provided by NatureServe Explorer