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Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Quercus falcata / Schizachyrium scoparium Sand Woodland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Quercus falcata / Schizachyrium scoparium Sand Woodland Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This post oak - blackjack oak woodland community is found in the alluvial sand terraces of the Upper Mississippi River Delta and lower Wabash River regions of the United States. Stands on Crowley's Ridge occur on dry rolling hills and plains, and on knolls and ridges on terraces. It is associated with well-drained to rapidly drained soils derived from alluvial or eolian deposits. This woodland is part of a forest - woodland - grassland mosaic in which fire and wind play an important role. Periodic fires prevent woody vegetation from excluding the grasses and associated shade intolerant plants, while winds deposit and move the sandy substrate. The vegetation is an oak or mixed hardwood woodland complex with variable tree cover ranging from 10-60%. It is open-grown and often limby with natural pruning by fire. The tree canopy is short to medium in height (7-20 m) and dominated by Quercus stellata, Quercus marilandica, and Quercus falcata. A woody understory is generally absent; when present it is sometimes variable, consisting of shrubs and small trees. The herbaceous layer is dominated by grasses (Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum nutans) with forbs common. Lithospermum caroliniense is characteristic of this type in Missouri. Callirhoe triangulata is found in both Missouri and Indiana. Gymnopogon ambiguus, Anemone caroliniana, Penstemon tubiflorus, Heterotheca villosa var. villosa, Commelina erecta var. angustifolia, Carya texana, Carya pallida, Androsace occidentalis, Sabatia campanulata, and Conyza canadensis var. pusilla are described as characteristic species in Indiana. Mosses are often present.  Accession Code: VB.CC.18374.QUERCUSSTELLATA Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Post Oak - Blackjack Oak - Southern Red Oak / Little Bluestem Sand Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683246 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002417   Scientific: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Quercus falcata / Schizachyrium scoparium Sand Woodland   Common: Post Oak - Blackjack Oak / Bluestem Sand Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Quercus falcata / Schizachyrium scoparium Sand Woodland