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Quercus alba - Quercus stellata / Ostrya virginiana - Acer barbatum / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus alba - Quercus stellata / Ostrya virginiana - Acer barbatum / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This dry oak - hickory forest occurs on subcalcareous substrates in northern Alabama, and possibly adjacent states. It is dominated by Quercus alba and Quercus stellata, with other canopy components including Quercus shumardii, Quercus rubra, Carya glabra, Carya alba, and Pinus echinata. The subcanopy is well-developed and consists of Ostrya virginiana, Acer barbatum, Nyssa sylvatica, Ulmus alata, and Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana. Shrubs and woody vines include Vaccinium stamineum, Crataegus sp., Toxicodendron radicans, and Smilax glauca. Herbs can include Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Dichanthelium boscii, Dichanthelium spp., and Carex spp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.22726.QUERCUSALBAQUER
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 13-Jun-2000 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686572 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: White Oak - Post Oak / Eastern Hop-hornbeam - Southern Sugar Maple / Longleaf Spikegrass Forest
  Code: CEGL008443
  Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus stellata / Ostrya virginiana - Acer barbatum / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum Forest
  Common: White Oak - Post Oak Subcalcareous Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus alba - Quercus stellata / Ostrya virginiana - Acer barbatum / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum Forest