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Quercus rubra - (Quercus prinus, Quercus velutina) / Rhododendron periclymenoides / Lysimachia quadrifolia - Hieracium paniculatum Forest | Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli...
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Name: Quercus rubra - (Quercus prinus, Quercus velutina) / Rhododendron periclymenoides / Lysimachia quadrifolia - Hieracium paniculatum Forest Reference: Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli... Description: This community type is known only from the high-elevation granitic terrain of Amherst County, Virginia, where it occupies sites with coarse-textured colluvial soils. However, given the extent of similar environments north and south of this very restricted range, it is likely that this type is more widespread than present data suggest. This community type occurs on chiefly convex, moderately steep middle to upper slopes and ridge crests with southern to western exposures. Soils are xeric and strongly infertile with exceedingly low manganese concentrations. A characteristic feature is the volume of coarse-textured colluvium in the soil and the relative abundance of exposed cobbles, gravel, or mineral soil. All known examples are underlain by charnockite or hypersthene granodiorite. Boulders are generally sparse, but may constitute up to 20% of surface substrate. This type spans a rather broad range of elevations, from 780 m to nearly 1100 m (2560-3600 feet). Overstory composition is variable but always comprises one or more species of oak: Quercus rubra, Quercus prinus, or Quercus velutina. Quercus alba occasionally occurs as a minor associate. Canopy height seldom exceeds 20 m (65 feet), but in most stands cover of the uppermost stratum ranges from 60-80%, and thus this type is appropriately considered a forest rather than a woodland. Cover of both Quercus rubra and Quercus prinus is high in all subcanopy strata. The understory is frequently dense and contains a diversity of woody species. Kalmia latifolia, Castanea dentata, Acer rubrum, and Rhododendron periclymenoides are the most characteristic species; Nyssa sylvatica and Ilex montana attain moderately high cover when present. The herb layer, while sparse and species-poor, nevertheless contains a characteristic suite of low-cover but nearly constant herbaceous species.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20466.QUERCUSRUBRAQUE 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 prinus - Quercus rubra Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Northern Red Oak - (Rock Chestnut Oak, Black Oak) / Pink Azalea / Whorled Loosestrife - Allegheny Hawkweed Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686143 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL008523   Scientific: Quercus rubra - (Quercus prinus, Quercus velutina) / Rhododendron periclymenoides / Lysimachia quadrifolia - Hieracium paniculatum Forest   Common: Mixed Oak / Heath Forest (Northern Red Oak / Mixed Herbs Type) (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus prinus - Quercus rubra / Vaccinium pallidum - (Rhododendron periclymenoides) Forest