Name:
Quercus prinus - Quercus rubra - Carya spp. - Fraxinus americana / Cercis canadensis / Solidago sphacelata Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This is a dry-mesic forest found on apparently circumneutral slopes in the Southern Blue Ridge of Tennessee (Polk County). The canopy of stands of this forest is dominated by Quercus prinus, Quercus rubra, Carya glabra, Carya alba, Carya ovata, Fraxinus americana, and Ulmus alata. The subcanopy and tall-shrub strata contain, in addition to some of the canopy taxa, Acer rubrum, Acer saccharum, Celtis occidentalis, Cercis canadensis, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Nyssa sylvatica, Ostrya virginiana, and Prunus serotina. Some low shrubs and woody vines include Euonymus americana, Hydrangea cinerea, Philadelphus hirsutus, Rubus allegheniensis, Vaccinium arboreum, Viburnum acerifolium, Bignonia capreolata, Cocculus carolinus, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and Vitis rotundifolia. On some of the slopes, Solidago sphacelata is an aspect dominant. Other herbs include Dichanthelium boscii (with higher values), Acalypha gracilens, Agalinis setacea, Arabis laevigata, Asclepias variegata, Asplenium platyneuron, Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes, Eurybia divaricata (= Aster divaricatus), Campanula divaricata, Carex sparganioides, Desmodium sp., Dryopteris marginalis, Eupatorium sessilifolium, Helianthus microcephalus, Heuchera americana, Penstemon canescens, Pityopsis graminifolia, Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana, Pycnanthemum sp., Sedum ternatum, Solidago juncea, Symphyotrichum spp., and Thaspium barbinode. This association occupies extensive areas between Big Rock Island and "The Narrows" at an elevation of about 300-350 m (1025-1175 feet). It is best developed on exposed areas and convex surfaces. This is a more-or-less closed-canopy forest with some open areas where there are massive bedrock exposures or shaley areas. Upslope, this vegetation grades into Pinus echinata and/or Pinus virginiana forests and woodlands, and downslope it grades into deciduous floodplain and riverfront forests.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.26960.QUERCUSPRINUSQU
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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