Name:
Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Carya ovata Glaciated Forest
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This oak forest community is widespread in the north-central United States. Stands occur primarily on glaciated, rolling topography on a wide variety of soils that have a dry-mesic moisture condition. The canopy is variable but typically closed (>80%). Quercus alba and Quercus rubra are the leading dominants, but Quercus ellipsoidalis, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus velutina, and Carya ovata can also be codominant. Typical associates include Juglans nigra and, more south or east, Carya alba and Carya glabra. The subcanopy contains Ostrya virginiana, Prunus serotina, Sassafras albidum, and, increasingly, Acer rubrum or Acer saccharum. The shrub layer is quite variable but can include Cornus alternifolia, Cornus florida (southward), Cornus foemina, Corylus americana (northward), Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Ribes cynosbati, and Zanthoxylum americanum. The herbaceous layer includes Amphicarpaea bracteata, Anemone virginiana, Symphyotrichum cordifolium (= Aster cordifolius var. sagittifolius), Botrychium virginianum, Brachyelytrum erectum, Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis, Desmodium glutinosum, Galium concinnum, Geranium maculatum, Osmorhiza claytonii, Sanicula odorata, and Maianthemum racemosum.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.24486.QUERCUSALBAQUER
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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