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Quercus macrocarpa Forest Alliance | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus macrocarpa Forest Alliance Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This alliance is restricted to the northern Great Plains and the Black Hills. The canopy can be moderately closed to closed but is often relatively open for a forest alliance. The overstory of this alliance is usually dominated by Quercus macrocarpa, although in some elements Tilia americana is a codominant. Associated trees include Ulmus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, and Betula papyrifera throughout its range, and Pinus ponderosa in the Black Hills. There is a subcanopy of Ostrya virginiana, Juniperus virginiana, and small overstory species. In the eastern portion of its range, Juglans nigra, Populus tremuloides, and Celtis spp. are often found in the canopy and subcanopy. A shrub layer may be present. It is usually made up of species 0.5-2 m tall, such as Symphoricarpos occidentalis, Prunus virginiana, Ribes spp., Amelanchier alnifolia, Corylus cornuta, and Corylus americana. Smaller shrubs like Mahonia repens and Rosa spp. are also commonly found in this alliance. The herbaceous layer typically contains Aralia nudicaulis, Caulophyllum thalictroides, Elymus virginicus, Carex spp., Maianthemum stellatum, and Viola spp. Quercus macrocarpa Forest Alliance (A.245) is found on rolling hills, mountain slopes (in the Black Hills), and along watercourses. These topographic positions provided some protection from the fires that regularly occurred in the surrounding grasslands. In the drier parts of its range, this alliance is predominantly found on north-facing slopes or along watercourses where the microclimate is more mesic. The soils of this alliance tend to be deep, loamy, and moderately well-drained to well-drained.  Accession Code: VB.CC.24539.QUERCUSMACROCAR Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Quercus macrocarpa Forest Alliance   Translated: Bur Oak Forest Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125112 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.245