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Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus - Carya ovalis / Cercis canadensis / Solidago caesia Forest | Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli...
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Name: Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus - Carya ovalis / Cercis canadensis / Solidago caesia Forest Reference: Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli... Description: This community type is currently known from a narrow range in the northern Blue Ridge and adjacent inner Piedmont of Virginia and Maryland. It is restricted to the western Piedmont foothills and lower-elevation slopes and spurs of the main Blue Ridge. Elevation ranges from 104 to 745 m (340-2440 feet). Habitats are more-or-less rocky, gentle to steep, submesic slopes with a wide range of aspects. Middle-slope topographic positions are typical, but stands occasionally occur on lower or upper slopes and crests. This association is a true oak-hickory forest with mixed canopy dominance by several Quercus spp. and Carya spp. Carya ovalis, Quercus rubra, and Quercus prinus are consistent codominants and have the highest importance values based on standard forestry statistics generated from stem-diameter measurements. Quercus alba, Quercus velutina, Carya alba, Carya glabra, Fraxinus americana, and Liriodendron tulipifera are less constant canopy species but achieve codominance in some stands. Quercus velutina is a minor canopy associate. Carya spp., Quercus spp., Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, Fraxinus americana, and Sassafras albidum are well-represented in lower tree strata. Cercis canadensis and, to a lesser extent, Cornus florida dominate the shrub and lowest tree layers, while Viburnum acerifolium is a common low shrub. A large number of herbaceous species occur with low cover in the type.  Accession Code: VB.CC.26340.QUERCUSRUBRAQUE Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 27-Jun-2001 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Carya (glabra, ovata) - Fraxinus americana - Quercus (alba, rubra) Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Northern Red Oak - Rock Chestnut Oak - Red Hickory / Redbud / Wreath Goldenrod Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688949 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL008514   Scientific: Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus - Carya ovalis / Cercis canadensis / Solidago caesia Forest   Common: Central Appalachian Basic Oak - Hickory Forest (Submontane / Foothills Type) (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus - Carya ovalis / (Cercis canadensis) / Solidago (caesia, curtisii) Forest