Name:
Quercus falcata - Quercus alba - Carya alba / Oxydendrum arboreum / Vaccinium stamineum Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This southern red oak - white oak dry forest is found in the Piedmont of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, and in the interior uplands and Cumberland Plateau of Kentucky and Tennessee. It has also been reported from the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of Mississippi, Tennessee and Georgia. It generally is a second-growth forest on low-fertility Ultisols. The vegetation is dominated by Quercus spp. and lesser amounts of Carya spp. The canopy is continuous, and several species of Quercus may be present or codominant (e.g., Quercus falcata, Quercus alba, Quercus velutina, Quercus coccinea, and Quercus stellata). The subcanopy closure is variable, ranging from less than 25% to more than 40% cover, and the shrub and herb layers generally are sparse. Subcanopy species include canopy species and Acer rubrum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Oxydendrum arboreum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Ulmus alata, Cornus florida, Nyssa sylvatica, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, and Vaccinium arboreum. The tall-shrub stratum may contain Rhododendron canescens and Vaccinium arboreum. The low-shrub stratum can be sparse to moderate and may be dominated by various ericaceous shrubs such as Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium fuscatum, and Gaylussacia baccata. Smilax glauca and Vitis rotundifolia are common vines. Herbaceous species that may be present include Aristolochia serpentaria, Symphyotrichum dumosum (= Aster dumosus), Clitoria mariana, Desmodium nudiflorum, Euphorbia corollata, Galium circaezans, Chimaphila maculata, Polystichum acrostichoides, Asplenium platyneuron, Hexastylis arifolia, Coreopsis major, Solidago odora, Tephrosia virginiana, Potentilla simplex, Porteranthus stipulatus, Pteridium aquilinum, Lespedeza spp., Dichanthelium spp., and Hieracium venosum.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.18554.QUERCUSFALCATAQ
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