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Pleistocene Sands: Blackjack Oak Woodland
Area: 90,764 acres (36,731 ha)
Description of Mapped Type: This type is mapped on deep, aeolian or alluvial sands and is
characterized by woodlands with fairly low tree diversity that contain blackjack oak among the
dominants. Post oak may be present in the eastern part of the range of the type, and Havard
shin oak may occur as an understory component within its range. Other woody components
may include gum bumelia, western soapberry, netleaf hackberry, American elm, black locust,
eastern redcedar, and Siberian elm. Common shrubs include skunkbush sumac, Chickasaw
plum, and sand sagebrush.
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