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South Central Interior: Bottomland Hardwood Forest
Area: 1,079,749 acres (436,960 ha)
Description of Mapped Type: This type is mapped on bottomland soils across a variety of
hydrologic regimes and various stages of disturbance. Common canopy dominants may include
pecan, green ash, slippery elm, sycamore, sugar hackberry, honeylocust, boxelder, Shumard
oak, bur oak, black willow, and American elm. Vines such as eastern poison ivy, grape species,
peppervine species, Virginia creeper, and greenbriar species may be conspicuous components.
Herbaceous species many include species such as Virginia wildrye, Indian woodoats, longleaf
woodoats, Johnsongrass, Bermudagrass, and sedge species.
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