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Quercus rubra / Ilex montana - Menziesia pilosa / Dennstaedtia punctilobula Forest | Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli...
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Name: Quercus rubra / Ilex montana - Menziesia pilosa / Dennstaedtia punctilobula Forest Reference: Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli... Description: This type is known to occur only in the northern Blue Ridge, where occurrences are widespread but locally restricted on high-elevation granitic terrain, and as scattered outliers on narrow ridge crests of the western Ridge and Valley region. This community type occurs on moderately steep, upper convex slopes, chiefly with northwest to north aspects. Most stands are located above 900 m (3000 feet). Soils are consistently very strongly to extremely acidic (mean pH = 4.1) and strongly infertile, with low base status and exceptionally low manganese concentrations. Quercus rubra is the prevailing overstory dominant, although several other species attain importance in the canopy of one or more stands, including Magnolia acuminata, Betula lenta, Quercus rubra, and Fagus grandifolia. Canopy trees often exhibit stunted growth and sparse cover; the stature of these so-called `red oak orchards' reflects the harsh conditions of frequent wind and destructive ice storms. The shrub layer is diverse and moderately dense. A depauperate herb stratum reflects the nutrient-poor soils.  Accession Code: VB.CC.21878.QUERCUSRUBRAILE Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 27-Jun-2001 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus rubra Montane Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Northern Red Oak / Mountain Holly - Minniebush / Hayscented Fern Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685742 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL008505   Scientific: Quercus rubra / Ilex montana - Menziesia pilosa / Dennstaedtia punctilobula Forest   Common: Northern Red Oak Forest (Minniebush / Hay-scented Fern Type)