Name:
Quercus (alba, rubra, velutina) / Cornus florida / Viburnum acerifolium Forest
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This northeastern oak-hickory forest occurs on well-drained loamy sand of midslopes. This vegetation is ecologically transitional between dry-rich oak-hickory forests of relatively high diversity and dry, acidic oak-species-poor forests. Quercus rubra, Quercus alba and Quercus velutina are prominent in the canopy. Quercus prinus and Quercus coccinea are canopy associates in the southern portion of the range. Typical hickory species include Carya glabra, Carya ovata, Carya alba (= Carya tomentosa), and Carya ovalis. Other canopy associates may include Acer rubrum, Sassafras albidum, and Amelanchier arborea. At the northern range limit of this type, Pinus strobus and Betula lenta also occur as minor associates. Cornus florida is a characteristic understory tree in portions of the range. The shrub layer is characterized by Viburnum acerifolium, with other frequent associates including Hamamelis virginiana, Vaccinium corymbosum, Corylus cornuta, and Corylus americana. A dwarf-shrub layer may be common, but generally not abundant, characterized by Vaccinium pallidum and Gaylussacia baccata, with Vaccinium angustifolium occurring more frequently to the north. The herbaceous layer is characterized by Carex pensylvanica, Maianthemum racemosum (= Smilacina racemosa), Aralia nudicaulis, Hieracium venosum, Solidago bicolor, Desmodium glutinosum, Desmodium paniculatum, Melampyrum lineare, Chimaphila maculata, Eurybia divaricata (= Aster divaricatus), Danthonia spicata, Aureolaria spp., and Helianthemum canadense.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.21834.QUERCUSALBARUBR
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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Names:
Translated: (White Oak, Northern Red Oak, Black Oak) / Flowering Dogwood / Mapleleaf Viburnum Forest
UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685156
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Code: CEGL006336
Scientific: Quercus (alba, rubra, velutina) / Cornus florida / Viburnum acerifolium Forest
Common: Northeastern Dry Oak-Hickory Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined)
Quercus (alba, rubra, velutina) - Carya spp. / Viburnum acerifolium Forest
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