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Quercus alba - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana / Arundinaria gigantea / Cynoglossum virginianum Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus alba - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana / Arundinaria gigantea / Cynoglossum virginianum Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This mesic Quercus alba- and Quercus rubra-dominated forest community occurs on rich, mildly calcareous, mesic slopes and ravines on the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain of Arkansas. Overstory trees are tall (over 100 feet) with many more than 3 feet in diameter. All forest layers are well-developed with diverse midstory, shrub, and herbaceous strata. The diverse overstory is dominated by Quercus alba, especially on upper and mid slopes with Quercus rubra and Fraxinus americana sharing dominance on lower slopes. The midstory is diverse with abundant, large (to 15-inch dbh) Ostrya virginiana and Cornus florida usually dominant. The shrub layer is diverse with open to dense, continuous stands of Arundinaria gigantea dominating. A number of woody vines are also usually present. The herbaceous layer is most diverse in the spring and is dominated by forbs that include Arisaema dracontium, Aristolochia serpentaria, Symphyotrichum cordifolium (= Aster cordifolius), Cynoglossum virginianum, Desmodium perplexum (= Desmodium paniculatum var. dillenii), Heliopsis helianthoides, Podophyllum peltatum, Polystichum acrostichoides, and Sanicula canadensis.  Accession Code: VB.CC.25572.QUERCUSALBAQUER Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Oct-1999 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus alba - (Quercus nigra) Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: White Oak - Northern Red Oak / Eastern Hop-hornbeam / Giant Cane / Wild Comfrey Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687633 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007971   Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana / Arundinaria gigantea / Cynoglossum virginianum Forest   Common: Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Ravine Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus alba - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana / Arundinaria gigantea / Cynoglossum virginianum Forest