Name:
Quercus stellata - Carya carolinae-septentrionalis / Acer leucoderme / Piptochaetium avenaceum - Danthonia spicata Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
Piedmont woodlands of dry, upland, montmorillonitic clay soils derived from mafic volcanic rocks. The canopy is dominated by Quercus stellata and Carya carolinae-septentrionalis with Ulmus alata, Fraxinus americana, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Carya glabra, and Acer rubrum var. rubrum. Other characteristic tree species include Quercus alba, Quercus velutina, and Quercus prinus. The sparse understory contains Cornus florida, Acer leucoderme, Crataegus uniflora, Crataegus marshallii, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Diospyros virginiana, Rosa carolina, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium arboreum, among other species. Characteristic species in the herbaceous layer include Piptochaetium avenaceum, Danthonia spicata, Galium circaezans, Gelsemium sempervirens, Scleria triglomerata, Smilax bona-nox, Smilax glauca, and Vitis rotundifolia.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.28392.QUERCUSSTELLATA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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