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Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Cornus florida Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Cornus florida Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This beech-white oak forest is found in the Interior Low Plateau of Tennessee, the Cumberland region of Kentucky, and adjacent areas of the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain. Stands occur on mesic mid to lower slopes in moderately dissected terrain. Stand positions vary from north-facing slopes and low slopes to high terraces along streams. The vegetation is dominated by Fagus grandifolia with more or less Quercus alba depending on past logging history. Associated canopy and subcanopy species can include Acer saccharum, Quercus muehlenbergii, Acer rubrum, Cornus florida, Ostrya virginiana, and Ilex opaca. Shrubs which may be present include Vaccinium stamineum, Viburnum acerifolium, Euonymus americana, and, in some occurrences, Kalmia latifolia. The herb layer can be relatively lush with such species as Polystichum acrostichoides, Galium circaezans, Desmodium nudiflorum, Erythronium americanum, Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa, Epifagus virginiana, Tiarella cordifolia var. collina, Heuchera americana, Stellaria pubera, Podophyllum peltatum, Botrychium virginianum, and others. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.22072.FAGUSGRANDIFOLI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 22-Mar-1999 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: American Beech - White Oak / Flowering Dogwood Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685489 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007881
  Scientific: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Cornus florida Forest
  Common: Central Interior Beech - White Oak Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Cornus florida Forest