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Mapped Type Name Brief Description Area (HA) Area (AC) Percent Samples Samples
Crosstimbers: This type circumscribes young, sparse woodlands and shrublands as well as more
Eastern Redcedar dense woodlands where eastern redcedar is a significant component. Other important 35,173.7 86,916.0 0.194% 12 7
Woodland and woody species may include post oak, blackjack oak, hackberry species, gum bumelia,
Shrubland winged elm, and black hickory.

This type is mapped essentially from the southern border to the northern border of
Oklahoma, and across the east to west extent of the Crosstimbers and transition zone of
central Oklahoma. In the modern landscape, non-native and grazing-tolerant species
dominant most areas. Common species include Bermudagrass, field brome, western
Crosstimbers: (Cuman) ragweed, and tall fescue. More lightly-grazed areas or hay meadows may 2,498,205.4 6,173,190.5 13.800% 556 27
Pasture/Prairie have species such as little bluestem, silver bluestem, switchgrass, big bluestem,
sideoats grama, and yellow Indiangrass. Woody species such as post oak, pecan,
blackjack oak, winged elm, eastern redcedar, honeylocust, Osage orange, and common
persimmon may be components.

This type is mapped on typical woodland soils across a wide swath of central Oklahoma.
Woodland quality and successional state varies within the type. Common dominants
Crosstimbers: Post include post oak, blackjack oak, black hickory, black oak, winged elm, pecan, and
Oak - Blackjack Oak Shumard oak. Eastern redcedar is a common component. Understory species may 1,035,809.0 2,559,535.8 5.722% 265 36
Forest and Woodland
include coralberry, eastern redbud, rough dogwood, common persimmon, and gum
bumelia.

This type is mapped on slopes >20% and composition is similar to Crosstimbers: Post
Crosstimbers: Post Oak – Blackjack Oak Forest, although these stands tend to have more canopy and more
Oak - Blackjack Oak often contain older trees. Common components include post oak, blackjack oak, black 62,940.2 155,528.3 0.348% 15 1
Slope Forest
hickory, black oak, green ash, winged elm, redbud, and rough dogwood.

This type is mapped on typical woodland soils across a wide swath of central Oklahoma.
Crosstimbers: Post Woodland quality and successional state varies within the type, but eastern redcedar is
Oak - Eastern among the dominants. Other common species may include post oak, blackjack oak, 11,396.9 28,162.2 0.063% 1 0
Redcedar Forest and black hickory, black oak, winged elm, pecan, and Shumard oak. Understory species
Woodland may include coralberry, eastern redbud, rough dogwood, Osage orange, and gum
bumelia.

This type is mapped on slopes >20%, and is similar to the Crosstimbers: Post Oak -
Crosstimbers: Post Eastern Redcedar Forest type, although stands tend to have more canopy cover.
Oak - Eastern Eastern redcedar is an important component, together with species such as post oak, 1,495.8 3,696.2 0.008% 0 0
Redcedar Slope black hickory, blackjack oak, redbud, gum bumelia, green ash, winged elm, and rough
Forest
dogwood.

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