Name:
Quercus alba - Carya ovata / Cercis canadensis Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This basic dry-mesic forest of the southern Piedmont is dominated by Quercus alba and often Carya ovata in combination with other species of Quercus and Carya (i.e. Quercus stellata, Quercus prinus, Quercus velutina, Carya alba, Carya glabra). It occurs on circumneutral to basic, well-drained soils in the Piedmont of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. Other canopy and subcanopy species that may occur include Liquidambar styraciflua, Carya ovalis, Liriodendron tulipifera, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Cercis canadensis, Ulmus americana, Pinus taeda, and Pinus echinata. Proportions of Liquidambar styraciflua and Acer rubrum increase following disturbance. Herbaceous species and vines that may occur within this community include Bignonia capreolata, Vitis rotundifolia, Chimaphila maculata, Asplenium platyneuron, Berchemia scandens, Carex nigromarginata, Carex albicans var. albicans, Polystichum acrostichoides, Botrychium virginianum, Tiarella cordifolia var. collina, and Goodyera repens. It is differentiated from non-basic oak-hickory forests by lacking such species as Quercus falcata and Oxydendrum arboreum.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.26186.QUERCUSALBACARY
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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