Name:
Carya glabra - Fraxinus americana / Acer leucoderme / Piptochaetium avenaceum Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association is a woodland dominated by Carya glabra, Quercus stellata, and Fraxinus americana, occurring in nutrient-rich soils derived from a base-rich granite. Stands are found at low elevations from 90-180 m (300-600 feet) in the lower Piedmont of Georgia, and possibly Alabama and South Carolina. Other canopy species include Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Quercus muehlenbergii, and Ulmus alata. Subcanopy species include Acer leucoderme, Quercus rubra, and Sideroxylon lycioides; tall shrubs are Cercis canadensis var. canadensis and Vaccinium arboreum. The shrub stratum includes Rhus aromatica var. aromatica, Vaccinium stamineum, Crataegus spathulata, Callicarpa americana, Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides, Ptelea trifoliata, and Hydrangea quercifolia. Woody vines include Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Bignonia capreolata. Typical species of the diverse herb stratum include Piptochaetium avenaceum, Carex spp., Schizachyrium scoparium, Antennaria plantaginifolia, Arundinaria gigantea, Asplenium platyneuron, Symphyotrichum spp. (= Aster spp.), Dichanthelium boscii, Galium circaezans, Heuchera villosa, Houstonia longifolia, Leersia sp., Lespedeza repens, Oxalis violacea, Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana, Potentilla canadensis, Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium, Solidago sp., Tragia urticifolia, Manfreda virginica, Scutellaria ovata, Thalictrum thalictroides, and Woodsia obtusa.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.19034.CARYAGLABRAFRAX
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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