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Quercus prinus - Quercus rubra - Carya (glabra, alba) / Gaylussacia baccata Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus prinus - Quercus rubra - Carya (glabra, alba) / Gaylussacia baccata Forest Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This closed-canopy, dry-mesic oak forest of the central Appalachian Mountains is a montane forest of somewhat protected rocky slopes. The canopy is codominated by Quercus prinus and Quercus rubra. Associated canopy species include Liriodendron tulipifera, Acer rubrum, Carya glabra, Carya ovalis, Carya alba, and Betula lenta. The tall-shrub layer is characterized by Hamamelis virginiana and Acer pensylvanicum. The lower shrub layer is often dense and contains a mixture of ericaceous and non-ericaceous species. The herbaceous layer is usually sparse but may include Gaultheria procumbens, Lysimachia quadrifolia, Thelypteris noveboracensis, Sanicula trifoliata, Prenanthes altissima, Dichanthelium boscii, Dichanthelium commutatum, Dichanthelium dichotomum, Carex pensylvanica, Polystichum acrostichoides, Chimaphila maculata, Desmodium nudiflorum, Galium latifolium, Houstonia purpurea, and Maianthemum racemosum. This association is more-or-less intermediate in site conditions and composition between oak / heath forests of exposed, xeric, infertile sites and montane oak-hickory or Quercus rubra-dominated forests of sheltered or fertile, high-elevation sites.  Accession Code: VB.CC.28296.QUERCUSPRINUSQU Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus prinus - Quercus rubra Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Rock Chestnut Oak - Northern Red Oak / Witch-hazel Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683617 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006057   Scientific: Quercus prinus - Quercus rubra / Hamamelis virginiana Forest   Common: Central Appalachian Dry-Mesic Chestnut Oak - Northern Red Oak Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus prinus - Quercus rubra / Hamamelis virginiana Forest