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Quercus stellata - Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana / Ulmus alata - (Cotinus obovatus) Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus stellata - Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana / Ulmus alata - (Cotinus obovatus) Woodland Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: Stands of this post oak woodland are found on south-facing slopes and narrow ridges over Mississippian limestones of the lower escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee and adjacent Alabama. Its northward extent is not known, but it is not reported from Kentucky. The open canopy is dominated by Quercus stellata, with substantial Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana in the subcanopy. The canopy and subcanopy may contain Cotinus obovatus (within its range), Ulmus alata, Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Celtis laevigata, and Cercis canadensis. Shrubs include Sideroxylon lycioides, Forestiera ligustrina, Rhus aromatica, Hypericum frondosum, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, and Viburnum rufidulum. Herbs include Cheilanthes lanosa and Scutellaria ovata. Herbaceous openings may contain Schizachyrium scoparium. Originally described as a distinct association due to the prominent presence of Cotinus obovatus in the subcanopy and its habitat being on limestone escarpments rather than flatter terrain. This association probably extends on limestone strata to the north along the escarpment and may also be found on limestone slopes in the Ridge and Valley of Tennessee (outside of the range of Cotinus obovatus). Without fire, Juniperus will increase in importance and stature, eventually occupying part of the canopy with the oaks and presenting greater canopy closure. In intermediate stages, an oak canopy will overtop a subcanopy of Juniperus. Drier, rockier, or more frequently burned examples will tend to exhibit an oak woodland physiognomy.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20208.QUERCUSSTELLATA Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Oct-1996 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 - Eastern Red-cedar / Winged Elm - (American Smoketree) Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684540 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004583   Scientific: Quercus stellata - Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana / Ulmus alata - (Cotinus obovatus) Woodland   Common: Cumberland Escarpment Dry Limestone Oak Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus stellata - Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana / Ulmus alata - (Cotinus obovatus) Woodland