Name:
Quercus falcata - Quercus (coccinea, stellata) / Vaccinium (pallidum, stamineum) Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This forest is typically codominated by Quercus falcata, Quercus coccinea, and/or Quercus stellata. Other canopy associates vary across its range. Additional Quercus species may be present in the canopy and/or subcanopy (e.g., Quercus velutina and Quercus marilandica in the Cumberland and Interior Low plateaus; Quercus alba, Quercus rubra, or Quercus muehlenbergii in the Ridge and Valley or other more montane or submontane situations) along with several Carya species (e.g., Carya alba, Carya ovata, or Carya glabra). The canopy may contain Pinus spp. (e.g., Pinus virginiana, Pinus echinata), as well as Liriodendron tulipifera, Fraxinus americana, and/or Acer saccharum. The subcanopy is relatively dense, with a coverage of 25-60%. Subcanopy species may include Acer rubrum, Cornus florida, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, Fraxinus americana, Nyssa sylvatica, Oxydendrum arboreum, Prunus serotina var. serotina, and Sassafras albidum. Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana may be prominent in the subcanopy and shrub layers of fire-suppressed examples. Shrubs may include Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium arboreum, Gaylussacia baccata, and rarely Gaylussacia dumosa. Herbaceous species present nearly always include Smilax glauca, Rhus copallinum, Toxicodendron radicans, Vitis rotundifolia, and Chimaphila maculata. Other typical herbs include Aristolochia serpentaria, Symphyotrichum dumosum (= Aster dumosus), Clitoria mariana, Cypripedium acaule, Desmodium nudiflorum, Euphorbia corollata, Galium circaezans, Ipomoea pandurata, Solidago odora, Tephrosia virginiana, Potentilla simplex, Porteranthus stipulatus, Pteridium aquilinum, Lespedeza spp., Dichanthelium spp., Coreopsis major, Mimosa microphylla (= Schrankia microphylla), and Hypericum hypericoides.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.19338.QUERCUSFALCATAQ
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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Names:
Translated: Southern Red Oak - (Scarlet Oak, Post Oak) / (Hillside Blueberry, Deerberry) Forest
UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684406
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Code: CEGL007247
Scientific: Quercus falcata - Quercus (coccinea, stellata) / Vaccinium (pallidum, stamineum) Forest
Common: Southeastern Interior Southern Red Oak - Scarlet Oak Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined)
Quercus falcata - Quercus (coccinea, stellata) / Vaccinium (pallidum, stamineum) Forest
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