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Quercus alba - Quercus macrocarpa / Andropogon gerardii Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus alba - Quercus macrocarpa / Andropogon gerardii Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This community occurs in the upper midwestern United States and possibly adjacent Canada, particularly in south-central Michigan and western New York, and possibly southern Ontario. Stands historically occurred on level to rolling topography on well-drained outwash plains and coarse-textured end moraines, or more rarely on thin soils over limestone. Soils were sandy loam to loam with a low water-retaining capacity. The tree canopy may have varied from 10-60% closure. The dominant tree was Quercus alba, with some Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus velutina, Carya ovalis, Carya ovata, and Carya glabra. There is some evidence that Quercus muehlenbergii may have been more important historically. Ground layer graminoid species probably were Andropogon gerardii, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Sorghastrum nutans. Some typical forbs probably included Amorpha canescens, Anemone cylindrica, Asclepias tuberosa, Symphyotrichum laeve (= Aster laevis), Symphyotrichum pilosum (= Aster pilosus), and Erigeron strigosus. No extant stands of high quality are known.  Accession Code: VB.CC.22610.QUERCUSALBAQUER Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus macrocarpa - (Quercus alba) Wooded Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Code: CEGL005121   Translated: White Oak - Bur Oak / Big Bluestem Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686553 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus macrocarpa / Andropogon gerardii Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: White Oak - Bur Oak Openings (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus alba - Quercus macrocarpa / Andropogon gerardii Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation