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Quercus alba - (Quercus velutina) / Lespedeza virginica - Eupatorium hyssopifolium Woodland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus alba - (Quercus velutina) / Lespedeza virginica - Eupatorium hyssopifolium Woodland Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This oak barrens community of the unglaciated Western Allegheny Plateau (and small portions in the glaciated portion of the ecoregion) occurs on moderate to steep hillside slopes and more level to gently rolling ridgetops with southern or southwestern exposure. Soils are generally acidic derived from Mississippian and Pennsylvanian age sandstones and conglomerates. Shallow, droughty, sandy loam soils tend to occupy the slopes, while a more heavy-textured silt loam is found on the ridges. Bedrock is often exposed at the surface. Seepage zones from the porous bedrock may be present. Dominant canopy species are usually Quercus alba and Quercus velutina with Quercus coccinea, Acer rubrum, and Carya spp. Other canopy associates may include Quercus stellata, Quercus prinus, Populus grandidentata, and Pinus virginiana. Pinus rigida can be locally dominant, particularly where the Sharon conglomerate outcrops are exposed, as in Pike and Jackson counties, Ohio. The shrub layer is sparse and poorly developed, comprised of scattered patches of Vaccinium pallidum or Gaylussacia baccata. Herbaceous cover is discontinuous and may vary considerably depending on topographical position and shade cast by canopy cover. Schizachyrium scoparium and, less often, Sorghastrum nutans may dominate in open areas where soils are well-developed or on the more level ridges. Schizachyrium scoparium also dominates on the drought-prone, sandy soils of hillside slopes.  Accession Code: VB.CC.21828.QUERCUSALBAQUER Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 24-Jan-2003 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus alba - (Quercus velutina) Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: White Oak - (Black Oak) / Wand Lespedeza - Hyssopleaf Thoroughwort Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685150 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006433   Scientific: Quercus alba - (Quercus velutina) / Lespedeza virginica - Eupatorium hyssopifolium Woodland   Common: Western Allegheny Plateau Oak Barrens (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus alba - (Quercus velutina) / Lespedeza virginica - Eupatorium hyssopifolium Woodland