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Quercus prinus - Quercus alba / Oxydendrum arboreum / Kalmia latifolia Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus prinus - Quercus alba / Oxydendrum arboreum / Kalmia latifolia Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association occurs on steep, typically north-facing bluffs in the Piedmont of the Carolinas and Virginia. The canopy is dominated by Quercus alba, Quercus prinus, Quercus rubra, and Acer rubrum var. rubrum. The subcanopy is strongly dominated by Oxydendrum arboreum. Other canopy and subcanopy trees may include Quercus coccinea, Quercus stellata, Quercus velutina, Cornus florida, Pinus echinata, and Pinus virginiana. The shrub stratum is characteristically dense, and is dominated by Kalmia latifolia; other shrubs may include Symplocos tinctoria, Gaylussacia frondosa (= var. frondosa), Vaccinium stamineum, and Amorpha schwerinii. The herb stratum is sparse and of low diversity, though typical herbs and subshrubs include Epigaea repens, Hexastylis virginica, Chimaphila maculata, Monotropa hypopithys, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Iris verna var. verna. This community occurs on more-or-less steep slopes, over acidic soils (pH 4.2) with low nutrient availability. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.24998.QUERCUSPRINUSQU
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Jul-1996 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Rock Chestnut Oak - White Oak / Sourwood / Mountain Laurel Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687818 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004415
  Scientific: Quercus prinus - Quercus alba / Oxydendrum arboreum / Kalmia latifolia Forest
  Common: Piedmont Chestnut Oak - Heath Bluff
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus prinus - Quercus alba / Oxydendrum arboreum / Kalmia latifolia Forest