Name:
Quercus prinus - (Quercus rubra) - Carya spp. / Oxydendrum arboreum - Cornus florida Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This community is known from low to intermediate elevations of the Southern Blue Ridge escarpment and Piedmont transition areas. It occurs on relatively exposed landforms below 3000 feet elevation (1200-2900 feet), on moderately steep to steep, convex, middle to upper slopes and ridges, with mostly northern to southwestern aspects. Canopies are dominated by Quercus prinus, with Acer rubrum often codominating. Other species that can have significant canopy coverage include Carya glabra, Liriodendron tulipifera, and Quercus rubra. The subcanopy is commonly dominated by Cornus florida. Additional canopy and subcanopy species can include Quercus velutina, Carya alba, Halesia tetraptera var. monticola, Nyssa sylvatica, Robinia pseudoacacia, Magnolia fraseri, and Oxydendrum arboreum. The shrub stratum is sparse with no clear dominant. Some typical shrub species include Gaylussacia ursina, Hydrangea arborescens, Hydrangea radiata, Kalmia latifolia, Magnolia fraseri, Sassafras albidum, and, Vaccinium pallidum. Common vines are Smilax rotundifolia, Smilax glauca, Vitis aestivalis, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina. Herb cover is sparse, but diversity and species composition vary among occurrences. Some of the more typical species include Eurybia divaricata (= Aster divaricatus), Chimaphila maculata, Desmodium nudiflorum, Dichanthelium spp. (e.g., Dichanthelium boscii, Dichanthelium commutatum, Dichanthelium dichotomum), Dioscorea quaternata, Galium latifolium, Houstonia purpurea, Lysimachia quadrifolia, Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum, Polystichum acrostichoides, Prenanthes spp., Thalictrum thalictroides, Thelypteris noveboracensis, Uvularia perfoliata, Uvularia puberula, Uvularia sessilifolia, and Viola spp. (e.g., Viola blanda, Viola hastata, Viola X palmata, Viola tripartita). Some occurrences may have areas of exposed rock.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.27336.QUERCUSPRINUSQU
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