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Quercus falcata - Quercus phellos / Ilex opaca Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus falcata - Quercus phellos / Ilex opaca Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This community is a mesic oak forest of the central Atlantic Coastal Plain. In general, this vegetation borders wetlands and occurs on sand in areas with a high water table. Canopy dominants include <i>Quercus falcata, Quercus phellos, Quercus alba, Quercus michauxii</i>, with <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> and <i>Acer rubrum</i> common associates. Pines may be present, including <i>Pinus rigida</i> or <i>Pinus echinata</i> in New Jersey, or <i>Pinus taeda</i> in Delaware and Maryland. <i>Pinus serotina</i> is reported in some Delaware examples of this community. A subcanopy is often present with <i>Ilex opaca, Vaccinium corymbosum</i>, and <i>Amelanchier canadensis</i>. <i>Gaylussacia frondosa</i> forms a patchy shrub layer draped with <i>Smilax rotundifolia</i>, and the herb layer is sparse with species such as <i>Chasmanthium laxum, Osmunda regalis</i>, and <i>Mitchella repens</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31254.CEGL006390
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]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683319 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Mesic Coastal Plain Oak Forest
  Translated: Southern Red Oak - Willow Oak / American Holly Forest
  Scientific: Quercus falcata - Quercus phellos / Ilex opaca Forest
  Code: CEGL006390