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Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus - Acer saccharum / Lindera benzoin Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus - Acer saccharum / Lindera benzoin Forest
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This mixed oak acid forest community type is found primarily in the Allegheny Plateau region of southeastern Ohio and Pennsylvania. Stands occur on non-calcareous substrates. Stands are dominated by Quercus alba, Quercus rubra, and Acer saccharum. Quercus prinus is often present and occasionally codominant. Other minor associates include Acer rubrum, Carya ovata, Fagus grandifolia, Liriodendron tulipifera, and Nyssa sylvatica. The shrub and small tree layer includes Amelanchier arborea, Carpinus caroliniana, Cercis canadensis, Corylus americana, Cornus florida, and Ostrya virginiana. Ericaceous shrubs may be uncommon. The herbaceous layer includes Aralia nudicaulis, Carex pensylvanica, Carex communis, Hieracium venosum, Lysimachia quadrifolia, and Maianthemum stellatum (= Smilacina stellata). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.25562.QUERCUSALBAQUER
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: White Oak - Northern Red Oak - Rock Chestnut Oak - Sugar Maple / Northern Spicebush Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687627 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002059
  Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus - Acer saccharum / Lindera benzoin Forest
  Common: White Oak - Chestnut Oak - Maple Acid Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus - Acer saccharum / Lindera benzoin Forest