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Quercus falcata - Quercus phellos / Ilex opaca Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus falcata - Quercus phellos / Ilex opaca Forest Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This community is a mesic oak forest of the central Atlantic Coastal Plain. In general, this vegetation borders wetlands and occurs on sand in areas with a high water table. Canopy dominants include Quercus falcata, Quercus phellos, Quercus alba, Quercus michauxii, with Liquidambar styraciflua and Acer rubrum common associates. Pines may be present, including Pinus rigida or Pinus echinata in New Jersey, or Pinus taeda in Delaware and Maryland. A subcanopy is often present with Ilex opaca, Vaccinium corymbosum, and Amelanchier canadensis. Gaylussacia frondosa forms a patchy shrub layer draped with Smilax rotundifolia, and the herb layer is sparse with species like Chasmanthium laxum, Osmunda regalis, and Mitchella repens.  Accession Code: VB.CC.18586.QUERCUSFALCATAQ Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 05-May-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus falcata Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Southern Red Oak - Willow Oak / American Holly Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683319 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006390   Scientific: Quercus falcata - Quercus phellos / Ilex opaca Forest   Common: Mesic Coastal Plain Oak Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus falcata - Quercus phellos / Ilex opaca Forest