Name:
Quercus prinus - Quercus rubra / Hamamelis virginiana 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 <i>Quercus prinus</i> and <i>Quercus rubra</i>. Associated canopy species include <i>Liriodendron tulipifera, Acer rubrum, Carya glabra, Carya ovalis, Carya alba, Acer saccharum, Tilia americana, Fagus grandifolia</i>, and <i>Betula lenta</i>. The tall-shrub layer is most often characterized by <i>Hamamelis virginiana</i> and <i>Acer pensylvanicum</i>. The lower shrub layer is patchy and contains a mixture of scrambling vines, ericads, and non-ericaceous species. The herbaceous layer is usually sparse but may include <i>Dryopteris marginalis, Dioscorea quaternata, Eurybia divaricata (= Aster divaricatus), Ageratina altissima, Polygonatum biflorum, Solidago caesia, Festuca subverticillata, Thelypteris noveboracensis, Sanicula trifoliata, Prenanthes altissima, Polystichum acrostichoides, Desmodium nudiflorum, Galium latifolium, Houstonia purpurea</i>, and <i>Maianthemum racemosum</i>. This association is more or less intermediate in site conditions and composition between oak / heath forests of exposed, xeric, infertile sites and richer cove or montane oak-hickory forests of sheltered, fertile sites.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.31081.CEGL006057
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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