Name:
Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus shumardii Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association occurs in lowlands and on mesic slopes over basic soils. Boulders or fragments of limestone or other basic rock may be present at the surface. It is abundant in the eastern half of Oklahoma, with localized occurrences in western Oklahoma; it ranges east to the Arkansas Ozarks and Ouachitas. In Oklahoma other characteristic species include Aesculus glabra, Carya cordiformis, Carya illinoinensis, Desmodium glutinosum, Frangula caroliniana, Fraxinus americana, Myosotis verna, and Quercus macrocarpa. Arkansas examples also may contain Acer saccharum, Carya ovata, Quercus rubra, and Juglans nigra in the canopy; Carya ovalis, Celtis occidentalis, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Cladrastis kentukea, Cornus florida, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Magnolia acuminata, and Ulmus rubra in the subcanopy; Asimina triloba, Cornus drummondii, Philadelphus pubescens, Ptelea trifoliata var. mollis, and Staphylea trifolia as tall shrubs; and Arundinaria gigantea, Dirca palustris, Hydrangea arborescens, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Lindera benzoin var. pubescens, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. negundo, and Viburnum rufidulum as low shrubs. Herbs include Aquilegia canadensis, Arabis laevigata var. laevigata, Asarum canadense, Asplenium platyneuron, Asplenium resiliens, Chasmanthium latifolium, Cystopteris protrusa, Dicentra cucullaria, Dioscorea quaternata, Dryopteris marginalis, Galium circaezans, Geum canadense, Hybanthus concolor, Hydrophyllum appendiculatum?, Lilium superbum, Maianthemum racemosum, Oxalis stricta, Polymnia canadensis, Polystichum acrostichoides, Silene ovata, Solidago caesia, and Woodsia obtusa. Additional information is needed regarding landscape position and floristics of this association across its range.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.27974.QUERCUSMUEHLENB
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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