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Quercus rubra - Acer rubrum / Pyrularia pubera / Thelypteris noveboracensis Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus rubra - Acer rubrum / Pyrularia pubera / Thelypteris noveboracensis Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association includes <i>Quercus rubra</i> forests at intermediate elevations (mostly below 1067 m [3500 feet], ranging from 610-1220 m [2000-4000 feet]) occurring in the Southern Blue Ridge Escarpment, the Smoky Mountains and the Southern Blue Ridge. It may possibly range into adjacent areas of the Cumberland Plateau. These forests occur on mostly northern to eastern and southeastern, mid to upper, moderately steep slopes of intermediate exposure over acidic soils. The canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus rubra</i>, often with other oaks and <i>Acer rubrum</i> and/or <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i> codominating. Other minor canopy species may include <i>Betula lenta, Carya alba, Carya glabra, Halesia tetraptera, Quercus alba, Quercus prinus</i>, and <i>Magnolia fraseri</i>. In some examples, hickories are sparse or absent. The subcanopy and sapling strata include the canopy species, as well as <i>Halesia tetraptera, Betula lenta, Tsuga canadensis, Cornus florida, Acer pensylvanicum</i>, and <i>Oxydendrum arboreum</i>. The shrub stratum is typically sparse but may have local dominance by <i>Gaylussacia ursina</i> or <i>Rhododendron maximum</i>. Herbaceous cover is sparse to moderate but can be species-rich. Ferns can be locally dominant, typically <i>Thelypteris noveboracensis</i> and <i>Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides</i>. This forest is distinguished from High Elevation Red Oak forests[see associations in ~<i>Quercus rubra - Quercus alba</i> Montane Forest Alliance (A3116)$$] by lack of species such as <i>Betula alleghaniensis, Ilex montana, Vaccinium simulatum</i>, and by lacking abundant <i>Hamamelis virginiana</i>, as well as its occurrence at generally lower elevations. It is also characterized by having a more mixed oak composition (versus nearly monospecific <i>Quercus rubra</i>). In the Southern Blue Ridge Escarpment region, these montane oak-hickory forests seem to occupy environments intermediate between more-protected forests dominated by <i>Quercus alba</i> and drier more-exposed <i>Quercus prinus</i> forests. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34811.CEGL006192
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: Appalachian Montane Oak - (Hickory) Forest (Red Oak Type)
  Translated: Northern Red Oak - Red Maple / Buffalo-nut / New York Fern Forest
  Scientific: Quercus rubra - Acer rubrum / Pyrularia pubera / Thelypteris noveboracensis Forest
  Code: CEGL006192