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Quercus stellata - Quercus alba - (Quercus falcata) / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus stellata - Quercus alba - (Quercus falcata) / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This post oak - white oak dry-mesic barrens community is found in the Interior Low Plateau of the United States on dry-mesic terraces and midslopes, particularly in the Cretaceous Hills of Illinois, and perhaps elsewhere. This type is restricted to mid and lower slope hillsides and terraces where soils are predominantly thin, well-drained, and gravelly. Canopy closure is incomplete (probably between 10 and 60%, thus varying from savanna to woodland) and is dominated by Quercus stellata, along with Quercus alba and Quercus falcata. Mature trees exhibit short trunks and spreading, open crowns. The subcanopy consists of scattered, small oaks (Quercus stellata, Quercus velutina, and Quercus alba) and Carya glabra. The shrub layer is dominated by Cornus florida, but Aralia spinosa, Sassafras albidum, and Rhus copallinum are also common. The herbaceous layer is quite dense and dominated by Schizachyrium scoparium; a diverse assemblage of grasses and forbs are represented. Characteristic grasses and herbs include Dichanthelium spp., Coreopsis tripteris, Elephantopus carolinianus, Agrimonia pubescens, and Symphyotrichum shortii (= Aster shortii). Although Toxicodendron radicans and Parthenocissus quinquefolia occur in abundance here, Smilax glauca is characteristic of this dry environment.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20142.QUERCUSSTELLATA Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Post Oak - White Oak - (Southern Red Oak) / Little Bluestem Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683906 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004217   Scientific: Quercus stellata - Quercus alba - (Quercus falcata) / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland   Common: Post Oak - White Oak Dry-Mesic Barrens (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus stellata - Quercus alba - (Quercus falcata) / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland