Name:
Quercus stellata - Ulmus alata - (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) / Sporobolus clandestinus - Monarda fistulosa var. stipitatoglandulosa Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This woodland is known from outcrops of novaculite (and other substrates) in the Ouachita Mountains of Oklahoma and possibly Arkansas. Stands have a variable structure (often patchy, with some areas of dense canopy, and also with grassy open patches). Typical canopy dominants are Quercus stellata, Ulmus alata, Quercus marilandica, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Pinus echinata, Carya texana, and Fraxinus americana. Common herbaceous species are Schizachyrium scoparium, Eupatorium altissimum, Helianthus hirsutus, and Sporobolus clandestinus. Other species include Delphinium carolinianum, Dichanthelium oligosanthes, Dichanthelium linearifolium, Elymus virginicus var. virginicus (= Elymus glabriflorus var. australis), Glandularia canadensis, Hedyotis nigricans, Lespedeza virginica, Monarda fistulosa var. stipitatoglandulosa (= Monarda stipitatoglandulosa), Solidago nemoralis, Solidago petiolaris, Streptanthus maculatus ssp. obtusifolius (= Streptanthus obtusifolius), Yucca arkansana, and others. This community occurs as small areas (0.5-10 acres), scattered on ridges and upper slopes. Outcrops and talus are scattered throughout, with calcareous inclusions.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.22348.QUERCUSSTELLATA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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