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Quercus rubra / Magnolia tripetala - Cercis canadensis / Actaea racemosa - Tiarella cordifolia Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus rubra / Magnolia tripetala - Cercis canadensis / Actaea racemosa - Tiarella cordifolia Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This basic mesic forest of the southern Piedmont is a more mesic variation of Quercus alba - Carya ovata / Cercis canadensis Forest (CEGL007232). It occurs on circumneutral to basic, well-drained soils in the Piedmont of South Carolina and possibly also occurs in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. Proportions of Liriodendron tulipifera and other early-successional species increase following disturbance. The canopy is dominated by Quercus rubra and often Liriodendron tulipifera in combination with small amounts of Quercus alba and Fagus grandifolia. This community exists in ravine areas and is best developed on the north-oriented faces of these ravines. The subcanopy is dominated by Magnolia tripetala, and the herb layer is diverse and moderate in cover with species such as Actaea racemosa, Polystichum acrostichoides, Tiarella cordifolia, and Circaea lutetiana. In addition, indicators of rich, somewhat basic soil, usually associated with the coves of the southern Appalachians 60 miles to the west, are present. These include species such as Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Collinsonia canadensis, Eurybia divaricata (= Aster divaricatus), Oxalis violacea, Adiantum pedatum, Cercis canadensis, Luzula spp., and Corylus sp. As with CEGL007232, this community is differentiated from non-basic oak-hickory forests by lacking such species as Quercus falcata, Quercus coccinea, and Oxydendrum arboreum.  Accession Code: VB.CC.23130.QUERCUSRUBRAMAG Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 31-Jan-2003 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus alba - (Quercus rubra, Carya spp.) Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Common: Piedmont Mesic Basic Oak - Hickory Forest   Translated: Northern Red Oak / Umbrella Magnolia - Redbud / Black Cohosh - Heartleaf Foamflower Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686918 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003949   Scientific: Quercus rubra / Magnolia tripetala - Cercis canadensis / Actaea racemosa - Tiarella cordifolia Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus rubra / Magnolia tripetala - Cercis canadensis / Actaea racemosa - Tiarella cordifolia Forest