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Quercus phellos - Liquidambar styraciflua / Chasmanthium laxum Cumberland / Southern Ridge and Valley Forest | Wharton, C. H. 1978. The natural...
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Name: Quercus phellos - Liquidambar styraciflua / Chasmanthium laxum Cumberland / Southern Ridge and Valley Forest
Reference: Wharton, C. H. 1978. The natural...
Description: This community occupies shallow depressions in ridgetop or plateau-top sandstone of the Cumberland Plateau or on limestones and dolostones in the Southern Ridge and Valley. This association has a closed to open canopy dominated by <i>Quercus phellos</i>. In addition, <i>Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Pinus taeda</i> can also be canopy components. Shrubs and woody vines are sparse, and can include <i>Toxicodendron radicans, Cephalanthus occidentalis</i>, and <i>Campsis radicans</i>. Herbs are also sparse. Most characteristic is <i>Chasmanthium laxum</i>. Other herbs include <i>Carex glaucescens, Dulichium arundinaceum, Dichanthelium</i> spp., <i>Rhynchospora corniculata, Juncus repens</i>, and <i>Chasmanthium sessiliflorum</i>. <i>Sphagnum lescurii</i> and other <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. can form scattered patches or fairly continuous cover. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.30920.CEGL008441
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Common: Cumberland Plateau Willow Oak Pond
  Translated: Willow Oak - Sweetgum / Slender Woodoats Cumberland / Southern Ridge and Valley Forest
  Scientific: Quercus phellos - Liquidambar styraciflua / Chasmanthium laxum Cumberland / Southern Ridge and Valley Forest
  Code: CEGL008441