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Quercus rubra / Rhododendron catawbiense - Rhododendron arborescens Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus rubra / Rhododendron catawbiense - Rhododendron arborescens Woodland Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This association consists of open woodlands dominated by stunted red oaks, over a dense layer of ericaceous shrubs in the high elevations (greater than 1200 m [4000 feet]) of the Southern Blue Ridge. The canopy is usually dominated by Quercus rubra, but significant amounts of Quercus alba are also typically present. Amelanchier laevis and Sorbus americana occur over a dense shrub layer of Rhododendron catawbiense, Rhododendron arborescens, Rhododendron calendulaceum, Rhododendron maximum, Menziesia pilosa, Gaylussacia ursina, Leucothoe recurva, Vaccinium simulatum, and Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides.  Accession Code: VB.CC.27194.QUERCUSRUBRARHO Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Jul-1996 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Northern Red Oak / Catawba Rhododendron - Smooth Azalea Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689416 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Quercus rubra / Rhododendron catawbiense - Rhododendron arborescens Woodland   Common: Southern Blue Ridge Heath Bald Oak Woodland   Code: CEGL004503 (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus rubra / Rhododendron catawbiense - Rhododendron arborescens Woodland