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Quercus alba - Quercus macrocarpa - Quercus rubra / Corylus americana Woodland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus alba - Quercus macrocarpa - Quercus rubra / Corylus americana Woodland Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This white oak - bur oak woodland is found in the northern prairie-forest border of the midwestern United States. Stands occur on flat, gently rolling or hilly landscapes subject to fires of low frequency and variable intensity. Canopy cover ranges from 30-80%. The tree layer is dominated by Quercus alba and Quercus macrocarpa on drier soils (or even Quercus ellipsoidalis or Quercus velutina) and occasionally codominated by Quercus rubra on more mesic soils. The ground layer is codominated by shrubs and tree grubs, forbs and graminoids. Shrub cover is usually high (30-50%) with some stands forming impenetrable thickets. Typical shrubs include Corylus americana and Cornus foemina. Dominant herbs include Andropogon gerardii, Carex pensylvanica, Desmodium glutinosum, and Geranium maculatum. This community is maintained by a fire regime that is frequent enough to prevent full canopy closure and sapling establishment of fire-sensitive tree species, but infrequent enough to allow saplings of fire-tolerant tree species to reach fire-resistant size.  Accession Code: VB.CC.25588.QUERCUSALBAQUER Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus macrocarpa - Quercus (alba, ellipsoidalis, velutina) Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: White Oak - Bur Oak - Northern Red Oak / American Hazelnut Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689444 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002142   Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus macrocarpa - Quercus rubra / Corylus americana Woodland   Common: North-central Dry-Mesic Oak Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus alba - Quercus macrocarpa - Quercus rubra / Corylus americana Woodland