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Fagus grandifolia - Quercus (alba, velutina, prinus) / Kalmia latifolia Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus (alba, velutina, prinus) / Kalmia latifolia Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This mixed forest of beech and oaks occurs on the Inner Coastal Plain and outer Piedmont from New Jersey to southern Virginia. It is particularly common on steep ravine slopes and bluffs of dissected terrain with highly acidic soils. It occurs occasionally on short, steep bluffs of the Outer Coastal Plain, and occasionally occurs on elevated swamp islands with sandy, oligotrophic soils. The overstory is composed of <i>Fagus grandifolia</i> with variable codominance by several oaks, particularly <i>Quercus prinus, Quercus alba</i>, and <i>Quercus velutina</i>. Minor associates include <i>Quercus coccinea, Acer rubrum, Carya</i> spp., and <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i>. Typical subcanopy trees include <i>Sassafras albidum, Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, Cornus florida, Amelanchier arborea</i>, and <i>Ilex opaca</i>, the latter frequently dominating in Coastal Plain stands. An evergreen shrub layer with strong dominance by <i>Kalmia latifolia</i> is characteristic, with low-cover associates of <i>Rhododendron periclymenoides, Vaccinium</i> spp., and <i>Gaylussacia baccata</i>. Deciduous ericads alone are dominant in rare patches that lack <i>Kalmia latifolia</i>. On northern exposures, <i>Fagus grandifolia</i> tends to strongly dominate, and <i>Kalmia latifolia</i> may achieve >75% cover. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.30964.CEGL006919
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
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  Common: Northeastern Coastal Plain / Piedmont Oak - Beech / Heath Forest
  Translated: American Beech - (White Oak, Black Oak, Chestnut Oak) / Mountain Laurel Forest
  Scientific: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus (alba, velutina, prinus) / Kalmia latifolia Forest
  Code: CEGL006919