Name:
Quercus prinus - Carya spp. - Quercus velutina / Vaccinium arboreum / Iris verna var. smalliana Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association accommodates mesic to dry-mesic Quercus prinus-dominated forests of the Alabama Piedmont-Coastal Plain-Ridge and Valley transition region and is also documented from the Coastal Plain transition to the Interior Low Plaeteau of northwestern Alabama and southern middle Tennessee. The canopy is strongly dominated by Quercus prinus, Carya alba (and/or other Carya spp.), and Quercus velutina. Other tree species present include Quercus falcata, Quercus alba, Quercus stellata, Carya glabra, and Pinus echinata. Understory woody species include Cornus florida, Nyssa sylvatica, and Oxydendrum arboreum. Shrubs and woody vines include Aesculus pavia, Asimina parviflora, Ceanothus americanus, Epigaea repens, Euonymus americana, Gaylussacia dumosa, Hydrangea quercifolia, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Rhododendron canescens, Smilax glauca, Smilax rotundifolia, Symplocos tinctoria, Toxicodendron pubescens, Toxicodendron radicans, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium elliottii, Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium stamineum, and Vitis rotundifolia. Herbs and herbaceous vines present include Coreopsis major, Desmodium nudiflorum, Dioscorea villosa, Elephantopus tomentosus, Hexastylis arifolia, Iris verna var. smalliana, Maianthemum racemosum, Mimosa microphylla (= Schrankia microphylla), Mitchella repens, Silphium compositum, Tephrosia virginiana, and Uvularia perfoliata, Ferns include Polystichum acrostichoides and Pteridium aquilinum.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.27464.QUERCUSPRINUSCA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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