Name:
A.624
Reference:
EcoArt 2002
Description:
This alliance includes woodland communities occurring on acidic, talus slopes or rocky slopes of higher elevations. Soils are shallow and acidic. ~Quercus rubra$ is sometimes dominant but usually occurs in association with ~Quercus alba, Acer rubrum, Betula lenta, Quercus prinus$, and others. Canopies are often stunted. The shrub layer may include, in the northern part of the range, ~Acer spicatum, Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa (= Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens), Rhus typhina, Kalmia latifolia, Hamamelis virginiana$, while in the southern part of the range, ~Rhododendron catawbiense, Rhododendron arborescens, Rhododendron calendulaceum, Rhododendron maximum, Menziesia pilosa, Gaylussacia ursina, Leucothoe recurva, Vaccinium simulatum$, and ~Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides$ are more typical. Herbs include ~Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum, Aralia nudicaulis, Maianthemum canadense, Oclemena acuminata (= Aster acuminatus), Corydalis sempervirens, Deschampsia flexuosa, Carex pensylvanica$, and ~Polypodium virginianum$. Communities of this alliance are known from the Appalachian Mountains, from New York and New England, south to the Blue Ridge of North Carolina.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.2266.A624
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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