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Quercus velutina - Carya pallida - Tilia americana var. heterophylla / Celtis laevigata / Aesculus pavia Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus velutina - Carya pallida - Tilia americana var. heterophylla / Celtis laevigata / Aesculus pavia Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This open-canopied forest community is currently known from north-facing slopes on coarse-textured (circumneutral?) substrates in the inner Coastal Plain of Georgia. It could also occur at similar sites in Alabama and/or Mississippi. Stands are located between 150 and 200 m (500-700 feet) elevation on flat to gently concave slopes in ravines in a topographically dissected landscape of low relief. Only one stand of this type has been observed, on an unusual combination of a well-drained, coarse-textured substrate, which apparently contains some calcareous (shell) fraction as indicated by the calciphilic flora. The vegetation is an open oak forest primarily dominated by large individuals of Quercus velutina. The apparent absence of other Quercus species, as well as of pines, is noteworthy; stumps are absent, and the canopy gaps appear to have been created by windthrow and other natural processes as well as the character of the substrate and the slopes. Other oaks which are common in the landscape (e.g., Quercus alba, Quercus falcata) are not consistently part of the canopy dominance. Carya pallida and Carya alba are also prominent and high-value components of the canopy. The canopy also contains Tilia americana var. heterophylla, and the subcanopy contains Acer barbatum. The lower strata are occupied by basophilic taxa, including Celtis laevigata, Aesculus pavia, Cocculus carolinus, Spigelia marilandica, etc.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22080.QUERCUSVELUTINA Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 17-Jan-2002 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus velutina - Quercus alba - (Quercus coccinea) Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Black Oak - Sand Hickory - Appalachian Basswood / Sugarberry / Red Buckeye Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685774 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL008565   Scientific: Quercus velutina - Carya pallida - Tilia americana var. heterophylla / Celtis laevigata / Aesculus pavia Forest   Common: Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain Dry-Mesic Circumneutral Black Oak Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus velutina - Carya pallida - Tilia americana var. heterophylla / Celtis laevigata / Aesculus pavia Forest