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Quercus stellata - (Quercus coccinea) / Quercus marilandica / Vaccinium pallidum - (Vaccinium stamineum) Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus stellata - (Quercus coccinea) / Quercus marilandica / Vaccinium pallidum - (Vaccinium stamineum) Woodland Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: These woodlands dominated by Quercus stellata and Quercus coccinea occur in the southeastern Highland Rim of Tennessee. The canopy is from 7-20 m in height and can also include Quercus falcata. The subcanopy contains smaller individuals of the canopy species along with Quercus marilandica, Carya alba, and occasionally Acer rubrum. Nyssa sylvatica is often found in the tall-shrub layer, which can reach 6-6.5 m in height. Vaccinium arboreum may be a tall-shrub component and may form dense patches. Other ericaceous shrubs make up the majority of the open to dense low-shrub stratum; these may include Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium pallidum, and Vaccinium stamineum. The prevalence of Vaccinium pallidum and Vaccinium stamineum in the low-shrub layer helps distinguish this association from the Quercus (falcata, stellata) / Quercus marilandica / Gaylussacia (baccata, dumosa) Woodland (CEGL004922). Gaylussacia dumosa (= var. dumosa) is present in some examples. Smilax glauca is usually present and can be prevalent (up to 35% cover in a 20x20-m plot). The herbaceous layer is sparse, rarely more than 1% cover in a 20x20-m plot. Grasses, particularly Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon glomeratus, and Andropogon virginicus, are present in scattered openings; their reproduction is suppressed where fire intervals are extended. Coreopsis major and Ipomoea pandurata are common in the herbaceous layer. Pteridium aquilinum can occur, as well as patches of Polytrichum commune and other mosses. This association includes vegetation which ranges from fairly dense woodlands primarily dominated by gnarly Quercus marilandica to open woodlands with Quercus stellata, as well as intermediate mixed stands of Quercus stellata, Quercus coccinea, Quercus falcata, and Quercus marilandica.  Accession Code: VB.CC.23328.QUERCUSSTELLATA Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Apr-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Common: Southeastern Highland Rim Post Oak - Blackjack Oak Woodland   Translated: Post Oak - (Scarlet Oak) / Blackjack Oak / Hillside Blueberry - (Deerberry) Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686374 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004709   Scientific: Quercus stellata - (Quercus coccinea) / Quercus marilandica / Vaccinium pallidum - (Vaccinium stamineum) Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus stellata - (Quercus coccinea) / Quercus marilandica / Vaccinium pallidum - (Vaccinium stamineum) Woodland