Name:
Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Quercus velutina - Carya texana / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This post oak - blackjack oak woodland type occurs in the central United States, particularly in the Interior Low Plateau and Interior Highlands region. Stands occur on gentle to steep hills and plains, bluff escarpments, and broad ridges and flats with any aspect, but primarily south- and west-facing slopes. Soils are rapidly to very rapidly drained, shallow, and strewn with boulders, cobbles, gravel, and sand. Soil pH is neutral to slightly acid. Bedrock can be sandstone, chert, or igneous rock and is often exposed. The tree canopy is short to medium (7-20 m), spreading, open, and limby. Dominant species include Quercus stellata and/or Quercus marilandica. Other species may form a minor canopy component, scattered in the canopy, and include (e.g., Quercus velutina, Quercus rubra, Quercus alba, and Carya alba). The understory is very poorly developed, consisting of a few widely scattered shrubs and small trees, including, in addition to the dominant trees, Ulmus alata and Vaccinium spp. (Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium stamineum, or Vaccinium pallidum). Coverage of the herbaceous stratum can vary from quite sparse to moderately dense, consisting of mixed grasses and forbs. Typical species include Helianthus divaricatus, Porteranthus stipulatus, Danthonia spicata, Schizachyrium scoparium, Cunila origanoides, Andropogon gerardii, and Liatris aspera, but others may occur. Lichens and mosses can be abundant.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.21962.QUERCUSSTELLATA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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