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Quercus phellos - Liquidambar styraciflua / Chasmanthium laxum Cumberland Plateau Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus phellos - Liquidambar styraciflua / Chasmanthium laxum Cumberland Plateau Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occupies shallow depressions in ridgetop or plateau-top sandstone of the Cumberland Plateau and Ridge and Valley provinces. This association has a closed to open canopy dominated by Quercus phellos. In addition, Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, Quercus rubra, and Pinus taeda can also be canopy components. Shrubs and woody vines are sparse, and include Toxicodendron radicans, Cephalanthus occidentalis, and Campsis radicans. Herbs are also sparse. Most characteristic is Chasmanthium laxum. Other herbs include Carex glaucescens, Dulichium arundinaceum, Dichanthelium spp., Rhynchospora corniculata, Juncus repens, and Chasmanthium sessiliflorum. Sphagnum lescurii and other Sphagnum spp. can form scattered patches or fairly continuous cover. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.25822.QUERCUSPHELLOSL
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 14-Jun-2000 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Willow Oak - Sweetgum / Slender Spikegrass Cumberland Plateau Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689490 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL008441
  Scientific: Quercus phellos - Liquidambar styraciflua / Chasmanthium laxum Cumberland Plateau Forest
  Common: Cumberland Plateau Willow Oak Pond
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus phellos - Liquidambar styraciflua / Chasmanthium laxum Cumberland / Southern Ridge and Valley Forest