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Quercus prinus - Carya (alba, glabra, ovata) / Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus prinus - Carya (alba, glabra, ovata) / Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This is an open-canopy forest (cover about 60-80%) which develops on dry, moderately thin soils over neutral to basic shales in the northeastern Ridge and Valley of Tennessee. The canopy also contains Carya alba, Carya glabra, and Carya ovata. The open subcanopy contains Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana and Amelanchier arborea. The herbaceous layer is sparse. Spring observations include Carex pensylvanica, Luzula echinata, Cardamine concatenata, Hieracium venosum, and Aureolaria sp. Silene caroliniana ssp. pensylvanica, which is rare in Tennessee, is found here.  Accession Code: VB.CC.23182.QUERCUSPRINUSCA 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 prinus - Quercus (alba, falcata, rubra, velutina) Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Rock Chestnut Oak - (Mockernut Hickory, Pignut Hickory, Shagbark Hickory) / Eastern Red-cedar Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687226 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004786   Scientific: Quercus prinus - Carya (alba, glabra, ovata) / Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Forest   Common: Ridge and Valley Shale Oak - Hickory Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus prinus - Carya (alba, glabra, ovata) / Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Forest