Name:
Quercus alba - Carya glabra - Fraxinus americana / Acer leucoderme / Vitis rotundifolia Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This forest occurs on mafic rocky soils with some occurrences in Piedmont "boulder gardens." There are areas with large outcrops of mafic rock that extend to 8 m in height. Topographic settings range from flats to upper slopes and ridgetops; soils are xeric to submesic. Some occurrences may have up to 40% of the surface covered by boulders with most of the rest of the surface covered by leaf litter. The relatively open to closed canopy is dominated by Quercus alba, Quercus prinus, Quercus rubra var. rubra and Carya glabra with scattered Fraxinus americana over a well-developed, approximately 4-8 m tall, subcanopy of Acer leucoderme. Other species in the canopy and subcanopy include Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Chionanthus virginicus, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Acer rubrum, Cornus florida, Diospyros virginiana, Nyssa sylvatica, Pinus echinata, Quercus marilandica, Quercus stellata, Celtis tenuifolia, Cercis canadensis, and Quercus velutina. The vine layer is well-developed, and Vitis rotundifolia is common. The herbaceous layer is sparse, and the shrub stratum is sparse to not present. Other vine and herb species present are Aristolochia serpentaria, Asclepias verticillata, Chimaphila maculata, Clitoria mariana, Clematis ochroleuca, Danthonia spicata, Dichanthelium boscii, Dichanthelium depauperatum, Euphorbia corollata, Galium circaezans, Lonicera sempervirens, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Piptochaetium avenaceum, Scleria triglomerata, Smilax bona-nox, and Smilax glauca.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.18108.QUERCUSALBACARY
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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