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Quercus arkansana - Quercus incana / Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus arkansana - Quercus incana / Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This xeric woodland is characterized by a low (<12 m), open canopy often dominated by Quercus arkansana and Quercus incana, with lesser amounts of Quercus margarettiae, Quercus stellata, and Pinus echinata. Canopy species occur as small groves or in more-or-less uniform stands, along with some dense patches of shrubs and woody vines. Areas with woody vegetation are interspersed with open areas dominated by grasses, bare sand, or a sparse combination of component herbs, often with patches of Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii. The herbaceous species serve as particularly good indicators of xeric conditions; many species are both fidel to this habitat in the region and endemic to the West Gulf Coastal Plain. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.28302.QUERCUSARKANSAN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Arkansas Oak - Bluejack Oak / Riddell's Spike-moss Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683530 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003693
  Scientific: Quercus arkansana - Quercus incana / Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii Forest
  Common: Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain Xeric Sandhill Complex (Arkansas Oak Type)
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus arkansana - Quercus incana / Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii Woodland