Name:
Quercus (velutina, alba) / Vaccinium pallidum High Allegheny Plateau, Western Allegheny Plateau Forest
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This closed-canopy, dry deciduous forest of unglaciated portions of the High Allegheny Plateau, Western Allegheny Plateau, and portions of the central Appalachian Mountains occurs on sandy or rocky soil on dry upper slopes and terraces of sandstone or shale. The tree canopy is dominated by a mixture of <i>Quercus velutina, Quercus alba, Quercus rubra, Quercus coccinea, Acer rubrum</i>, and <i>Quercus prinus</i>. Associates include <i>Carya glabra, Carya ovata, Nyssa sylvatica, Sassafras albidum, Betula lenta</i>, and <i>Prunus serotina</i>. <i>Castanea dentata</i> was formerly common in this forest. The understory is characterized by <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i>, and in the western portion of the range by <i>Oxydendrum arboreum</i>. The low-shrub layer is characterized by ericaceous shrubs such as <i>Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium stamineum, Gaylussacia baccata, Kalmia latifolia</i>, and <i>Rhododendron periclymenoides</i>, as well as <i>Viburnum acerifolium</i>. Typical species of the herbaceous layer include <i>Pteridium aquilinum, Carex pensylvanica, Oryzopsis asperifolia, Hieracium venosum, Cypripedium acaule, Krigia biflora, Polygala paucifolia, Trientalis borealis</i>, and <i>Waldsteinia fragarioides</i>. Disturbance such as windthrow and logging favor <i>Quercus velutina</i> and <i>Betula lenta</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.31245.CEGL006018
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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This Community's Level:
association
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 This Community's Children:
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Names:
UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683149
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Common: Allegheny Oak Forest
Translated: (Black Oak, White Oak) / Blue Ridge Blueberry High Allegheny Plateau, Western Allegheny Plateau Forest
Scientific: Quercus (velutina, alba) / Vaccinium pallidum High Allegheny Plateau, Western Allegheny Plateau Forest
Code: CEGL006018
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