Name:
Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Acer saccharum - Carya cordiformis / Lindera benzoin Forest
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This mesic white oak - red oak - maple forest type is known from the south-central United States, particularly the Ozark/Ouachita region of Arkansas, Missouri, and eastern Oklahoma. Stands occur on gentle to moderately steep lower slopes in ravines, valleys, bases of bluffs, and sinkhole basins, generally with northern or eastern aspects. The soils are moderately well-drained and shallow to deep. The substrate is various types of bedrock (and colluvium derived from the bedrock), typically limestone or dolomite, but also sandstone or igneous material. The bedrock may be exposed directly or present as residual rock fragments or talus boulders. The canopy is dominated by Quercus rubra with Quercus alba, Acer saccharum, Fraxinus americana, and Tilia americana (var. americana), with lesser amounts of Carya alba, Carya cordiformis, Fraxinus americana, Juglans nigra, and Ulmus rubra. The understory closure varies with the moisture status of the site, being more closed under greater moisture conditions. Other characteristic woody species include Aesculus glabra, Asimina triloba, Carya cordiformis, Carpinus caroliniana, Celtis laevigata, Cercis canadensis, Cornus florida, Euonymus atropurpurea, Ilex decidua, Juglans cinerea, Magnolia acuminata, Morus rubra, Ostrya virginiana, Prunus serotina, Quercus muehlenbergii, and Staphylea trifolia. Shrubs and woody vines include Euonymus americana, Castanea pumila var. ozarkensis, Frangula caroliniana, Hamamelis virginiana, Hydrangea arborescens, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Toxicodendron radicans, and Viburnum rufidulum. Characteristic herbs include Amphicarpaea bracteata, Aplectrum hyemale, Aralia racemosa, Aristolochia serpentaria, Asarum canadense, Brachyelytrum erectum, Cardamine concatenata, Carex albursina, Chasmanthium latifolium, Actaea racemosa (= Cimicifuga racemosa), Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis, Collinsonia canadensis, Cynoglossum virginianum, Desmodium nudiflorum, Dicentra canadensis, Dicentra cucullaria, Dioscorea quaternata, Elymus virginicus, Erigenia bulbosa, Erythronium rostratum, Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa, Hybanthus concolor, Hydrastis canadensis, Hydrophyllum spp., Iris cristata, Panax quinquefolius, Phryma leptostachya, Podophyllum peltatum, Polygonum virginianum, Sanguinaria canadensis, Silene ovata, Solidago flexicaulis, Stylophorum diphyllum, Uvularia grandiflora, and Melanthium woodii (= Veratrum woodii). Numerous ferns may be found in examples of this association, including Adiantum pedatum, Asplenium platyneuron, Cystopteris protrusa, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, Deparia acrostichoides (= Athyrium thelypterioides), Diplazium pycnocarpon (= Athyrium pycnocarpon), Phegopteris hexagonoptera, and Polystichum acrostichoides.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.26604.QUERCUSALBAQUER
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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