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Quercus rubra - Quercus alba / Rhododendron prinophyllum - Ilex montana / Calamagrostis porteri Forest | Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli...
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Name: Quercus rubra - Quercus alba / Rhododendron prinophyllum - Ilex montana / Calamagrostis porteri Forest
Reference: Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli...
Description: This community type is known primarily from the northern Blue Ridge of Virginia, with one documented occurrence in the western Ridge and Valley. Stands are restricted to elevations above 975m (3000 feet). Prevailing aspect varies, but most examples are located on gentle to only moderately steep ridge crests and upper slopes. Soils are frequently bouldery and moderately to strongly infertile, with low base status. Quercus rubra is the principal dominant species in the overstory, with Quercus alba as a conspicuous but usually low-cover associate, often in a subcanopy layer. Many stands have a stunted, somewhat open canopy. The abundance of Castanea dentata in the understory suggests its former importance in stands of this type. In localized stands, Quercus velutina or Tsuga canadensis share overstory dominance with Quercus rubra. The shrub layer is generally sparse to patchy. Composition of the herb layer varies considerably and usually features patch-dominance by one or more ferns and graminoids. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.23188.QUERCUSRUBRAQUE
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 27-Jun-2001 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Northern Red Oak - White Oak / Mountain Holly / Hayscented Fern - Pennsylvania Sedge - Wavy Hairgrass Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687229 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL008506
  Scientific: Quercus rubra - Quercus alba / Ilex montana / Dennstaedtia punctilobula - Carex pensylvanica - Deschampsia flexuosa Forest
  Common: Northern Red Oak Forest (Pennsylvania Sedge - Wavy Hairgrass Type)
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus rubra - (Quercus alba) / Ilex montana / Dennstaedtia punctilobula - Lysimachia quadrifolia Forest