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A.243 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.243 Reference: EcoArt 2002 Description: Dry oak forests with canopies characteristically dominated by ~Quercus falcata$, typically with some combination of ~Quercus stellata, Quercus velutina$, and ~Quercus coccinea$. The relative dominance of these four species is variable between associations across the range of this alliance. ~Quercus alba$ may be present (although more likely in the understory than in the canopy), but it will rarely contribute to the dominance. Within its range, some examples have strong dominance by ~Quercus coccinea$. In the Atlantic Coastal Plain, ~Quercus nigra$ may be the other oak sharing dominance with ~Quercus falcata$. ~Vaccinium$ spp. are common in the understory of some stands (including successional ones on subxeric, intermediate sites). Some typical occurrences are found on well-drained sandy loam or clay loam soils that are often, although not always, shallow. Some other examples are found on sites with unusual soil conditions, such as hardpans with retarded drainage. These typically occur in upland flats and have been called xerohydric because they occasionally will have standing water in the winter due to a perched water table, but are droughty by the end of the growing season. The range of forests of this alliance is throughout the East Gulf Coastal Plain, West Gulf Coastal Plain, Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Carolina Sandhills, low mountains, and Cumberland and Interior Low plateaus. The overall distribution in the Atlantic Coastal Plain and Ouachita Mountains needs assessment.  Accession Code: VB.CC.1755.A243 Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
	status: accepted Community's Parent: I.B.2.N.a This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: QUERCUS FALCATA FOREST ALLIANCE   Code: A.243   Common: Southern Red Oak Forest Alliance (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus falcata Forest Alliance