Name:
Quercus (prinus, coccinea) / Kalmia latifolia / (Galax urceolata, Gaultheria procumbens) Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This community includes xeric ridgetop forests in the Southern Blue Ridge, ranging south and east into the upper Piedmont, north into the Central Appalachians, and possibly west into the Ridge and Valley. This community occurs over shallow, rocky soils, primarily on south- to west-facing slopes and ridgetops. The community description includes forests with canopies strongly dominated by Quercus prinus and/or Quercus coccinea, with lesser amounts of Quercus velutina, Quercus rubra, Quercus falcata, Oxydendrum arboreum, Nyssa sylvatica, and Acer rubrum var. rubrum, occurring over a typically dense shrub stratum dominated by ericaceous species. The shrub layer may vary between evergreen and deciduous dominance. Typical shrub species include Kalmia latifolia, Rhododendron maximum, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium pallidum, Gaylussacia ursina, Gaylussacia baccata, and Leucothoe recurva. Castanea dentata may occur abundantly as root sprouts. The herb layer is typically sparse and includes subshrubs such as Epigaea repens and Gaultheria procumbens. Other common species include Chamaelirium luteum, Chimaphila maculata, Galax urceolata, Magnolia fraseri, Sassafras albidum, Symplocos tinctoria, Smilax rotundifolia, and Smilax glauca. This community is distinguished by its overall floristic composition, with a high abundance of acid-loving ericaceous species, which are indicative of this community's extremely infertile, acid soils.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.22420.QUERCUSPRINUSCO
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
|
| |
|
 |
Names:
Code: CEGL006271
Translated: (Rock Chestnut Oak, Scarlet Oak) / Mountain Laurel / (Galax, Wintergreen) Forest
UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686512
NatureServe
Explorer
Scientific: Quercus (prinus, coccinea) / Kalmia latifolia / (Galax urceolata, Gaultheria procumbens) Forest
Common: Chestnut Oak Forest (Xeric Ridge Type)
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined)
Quercus (prinus, coccinea) / Kalmia latifolia / (Galax urceolata, Gaultheria procumbens) Forest
|
