hISTORIC nATURAL cOMMUNITIES OF eAST bATON rOUGE pARISH
The following information can be used to aid the selection of plants for your landscaping and restoration efforts. Click on titles for information on each vegetation type. Please reference Louisiana Natural Heritage Program's The Natural Communities of Louisiana (downloadable here) for more information on the dominant plants found in each type. The fact sheets for specific communities can also be found at this link.
PRIMARY VEGETATION TYPES
pRAIRIE tERRACE lOESS fOREST
Currently rare.
Wet Hardwood Flatwoods |
Spruce Pine-Hardwood FlatwoodsCurrently rare.
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SECONDARY VEGETATION TYPES
Southern Mesophytic Forest
Currently rare.
Bald Cypress Swamp
Upland Longleaf Pine ForestExtirpated.
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Bottomland Hardwood Forest
Small Stream Forest |
HISTORIC SMALL-SCALE VEGETATION TYPES
Mixed Hardwood-Loblolly Pine ForestLive Oak ForestCurrently Rare
Shortleaf Pine/Oak-Hickory ForestCurrently Rare
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Saline PrairieExtirpated.
Hardwood Slope Forest |
REFERENCES
Smith, Latimore. M 1999. Historic vegetation of the Florida Parishes. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Baton Rouge, LA.
Smith, Latimore. M 1999. Historic vegetation of the Florida Parishes. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Baton Rouge, LA.
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