Name:
Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus Woodland Alliance
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This alliance includes woodland communities occurring on acidic, talus slopes or rocky slopes of higher elevations (e.g., from 1000-2620 feet in New England and to 4500 feet in West Virginia). Soils are shallow and acidic. Quercus rubra is sometimes dominant but usually occurs in association with Quercus alba, Acer rubrum, Betula lenta, Quercus prinus, and others. Canopies are often stunted. The shrub layer may include, in the northern part of the range, Acer spicatum, Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa (= Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens), Rhus typhina, Kalmia latifolia, Hamamelis virginiana, while in the southern part of the range, Rhododendron catawbiense, Rhododendron arborescens, Rhododendron calendulaceum, Rhododendron maximum, Menziesia pilosa, Gaylussacia ursina, Leucothoe recurva, Vaccinium simulatum, and Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides are more typical. Herbs include Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum, Aralia nudicaulis, Maianthemum canadense, Oclemena acuminata (= Aster acuminatus), Corydalis sempervirens, Deschampsia flexuosa, Carex pensylvanica, and Polypodium virginianum. Communities of this alliance are known from the Appalachian Mountains, from New York and New England, south to the Blue Ridge of North Carolina.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.19207.QUERCUSRUBRAQUE
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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