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Quercus arkansana - Quercus incana / Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus arkansana - Quercus incana / Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This xeric woodland is characterized by a low (<12 m), open canopy often dominated by <i>Quercus arkansana</i> and <i>Quercus incana</i>, with lesser amounts of <i>Quercus margarettiae, Quercus stellata</i>, and <i>Pinus echinata</i>. Canopy species occur as small groves or in more-or-less uniform stands, along with some dense patches of shrubs and woody vines. Areas with woody vegetation are interspersed with open areas dominated by grasses, bare sand, or a sparse combination of component herbs, often with patches of <i>Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii</i>. The herbaceous species serve as particularly good indicators of xeric conditions; many species are both fidel to this habitat in the region and endemic to the West Gulf Coastal Plain. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35142.CEGL003693
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:   Common: Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain Xeric Sandhill Complex (Arkansas Oak Type)
  Translated: Arkansas Oak - Bluejack Oak / Riddell's Spikemoss Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus arkansana - Quercus incana / Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii Woodland
  Code: CEGL003693
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683530 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo