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Quercus velutina - Carya (alba, glabra) / Vaccinium arboreum Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus velutina - Carya (alba, glabra) / Vaccinium arboreum Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This dry to dry-mesic forest of the southern Interior Low Plateau is dominated by Quercus velutina with Carya alba and Carya glabra. Other Quercus species may be present in the canopy (for example Quercus falcata and Quercus stellata) as well as Liquidambar styraciflua. The subcanopy may contain Fagus grandifolia, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Sassafras albidum, and Liriodendron tulipifera. The open tall-shrub stratum includes Vaccinium arboreum (which may dominate), Ostrya virginiana, and Ilex opaca. Low shrubs include Vaccinium stamineum and Hypericum prolificum. The sparse herbaceous layer contains Desmodium sp., Chimaphila maculata, Sedum ternatum, and Epifagus virginiana. The vines Vitis rotundifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, and Bignonia capreolata are also present. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.22862.QUERCUSVELUTINA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 08-Jan-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Black Oak - (Mockernut Hickory, Pignut Hickory) / Farkleberry Forest
  Code: CEGL004987
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687174 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Scientific: Quercus velutina - Carya (alba, glabra) / Vaccinium arboreum Forest
  Common: Highland Rim Sandy Terrace Black Oak - Farkleberry Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus velutina - Carya (alba, glabra) / Vaccinium arboreum Forest