Name:
Quercus alba - (Carya ovata) / Carex pensylvanica Glaciated Woodland
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This white oak - mixed oak - hickory woodland type is found in the central tallgrass region of the United States. Stands occur on gentle upper and midslopes of hills, ridges and plains, on a variety of aspects or on flatland. Soils are well-drained, moderately deep to deep (>100 cm). The parent material is primarily loess, glacial till, gravel, or deeply weathered bedrock. The tree canopy is moderately tall (20-25 m), somewhat open-grown with low tree densities and somewhat spreading canopies. Canopy cover is 30-80%, but varies with fire regime. The woody sapling layer is variable, typically absent or scattered, but increasing in the absence of fire. Dominant trees include Quercus alba, Carya ovata, Carya ovalis, Carya alba (= Carya tomentosa), Quercus rubra, and Quercus velutina. Shrubs and saplings may include Cornus foemina, Corylus americana, Crataegus spp., Malus ioensis, and Rhus aromatica, and, in the absence of fire, Amelanchier arborea, Cornus florida, Ostrya virginiana, Viburnum prunifolium, Viburnum rufidulum, and Viburnum rafinesquianum. The ground layer is a mix of graminoids and forbs. Typical graminoid dominants may include Andropogon gerardii and Carex pensylvanica in more open areas, and Bromus kalmii (= Bromus purgans), Elymus virginicus, Festuca subverticillata (= Festuca obtusa), Elymus hystrix (= Hystrix patula), Dichanthelium oligosanthes (= Panicum oligosanthes), Dichanthelium boscii (= Panicum boscii), and Chasmanthium latifolium (= Uniola latifolia) in woodland areas. Common herbs include Amphicarpaea bracteata, Asclepias purpurascens, Symphyotrichum drummondii (= Aster drummondii), Echinacea purpurea, Helianthus hirsutus, Helianthus strumosus, Lespedeza violacea, Penstemon digitalis, Sanicula canadensis, Sanicula odorata (= Sanicula gregaria), Solidago ulmifolia, Veronicastrum virginicum, and others.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.19616.QUERCUSALBACARY
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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