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Quercus alba - Quercus velutina - Carya alba / Cornus florida / Chimaphila maculata Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus alba - Quercus velutina - Carya alba / Cornus florida / Chimaphila maculata Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association includes mesic slope forests of the Inner Coastal Plain of South Carolina. The canopy is dominated by Quercus alba and Quercus velutina, with Quercus falcata, Carya alba, and Carya pallida. Some examples could contain Carya glabra, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Pinus taeda. Canopy composition is dependent on past history of timber removal. The understory contains Quercus nigra, Quercus alba, Carya pallida, and Cornus florida, along with scattered individuals of Prunus serotina and Sassafras albidum. In addition to Chimaphila maculata, the herbaceous stratum contains Aristolochia serpentaria, Mitchella repens, Galium sp., and Euphorbia corollata. Common vines are Gelsemium sempervirens, Smilax glauca, Toxicodendron radicans, and Vitis rotundifolia. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.27558.QUERCUSALBAQUER
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-May-1994 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: White Oak - Black Oak - Mockernut Hickory / Flowering Dogwood / Striped Wintergreen Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689838 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007278
  Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus velutina - Carya alba / Cornus florida / Chimaphila maculata Forest
  Common: Atlantic Coastal Plain White Oak - Black Oak Mesic Inner Slope Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus alba - Quercus velutina - Carya alba / Cornus florida / Chimaphila maculata Forest