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Quercus rubra - Carya ovalis / Collinsonia canadensis - Impatiens pallida Forest | Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli...
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Name: Quercus rubra - Carya ovalis / Collinsonia canadensis - Impatiens pallida Forest Reference: Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli... Description: This community type is restricted to the central, high-elevation granitic terrain of the northern Blue Ridge in Virginia. This broadly defined and locally extensive community type occurs on a wide range of topographic positions, from lower to upper slopes and occasionally ridge crests, and across a broad elevation range from 485-1187 m (1590-3890 feet). Most sites are moderately steep, mesic, and somewhat sheltered, with northwestern to southeastern aspects. Virtually all stands are underlain by granitic parent material. Quercus rubra and Carya ovalis co-occur in varying proportions; the former is a constant constituent and typically dominates the overstory, whereas the latter is occasionally absent and often attains maximal importance in subcanopy strata. Though rarely a dominant species, Prunus serotina occurs in all documented stands of this type and may be prominent in any vertical stratum. Occasional canopy associates include Fraxinus americana, Magnolia acuminata, Quercus prinus, Liriodendron tulipifera, Betula lenta, Acer saccharum, Carya cordiformis, Carya ovata, Quercus alba, and Betula alleghaniensis. The understory is generally open; Acer pensylvanicum is the most characteristic species of the shrub stratum and is nearly ubiquitous. The herb layer is both lush and diverse, with total cover often exceeding 80%.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19336.QUERCUSRUBRACAR Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Jun-2001 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus alba - (Quercus rubra, Carya spp.) Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Northern Red Oak - Red Hickory / Richweed - Yellow Jewelweed Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684405 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL008519   Scientific: Quercus rubra - Carya ovalis / Collinsonia canadensis - Impatiens pallida Forest   Common: Central Appalachian Montane Oak - Hickory Forest (Northern Red Oak - Red Hickory Type)