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Quercus alba - Quercus velutina - Carya alba / Cornus florida / Chimaphila maculata Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus alba - Quercus velutina - Carya alba / Cornus florida / Chimaphila maculata Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association includes mesic slope forests of the Inner Coastal Plain of South Carolina. The canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus alba</i> and <i>Quercus velutina</i>, with <i>Quercus falcata, Carya alba</i>, and <i>Carya pallida</i>. Some examples could contain <i>Carya glabra, Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, and <i>Pinus taeda</i>. Canopy composition is dependent on past history of timber removal. The understory contains <i>Quercus nigra, Quercus alba, Carya pallida</i>, and <i>Cornus florida</i>, along with scattered individuals of <i>Prunus serotina</i> and <i>Sassafras albidum</i>. In addition to <i>Chimaphila maculata</i>, the herbaceous stratum contains <i>Aristolochia serpentaria, Mitchella repens, Galium</i> sp., and <i>Euphorbia corollata</i>. Common vines are <i>Gelsemium sempervirens, Smilax glauca, Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35179.CEGL007278
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: Atlantic Coastal Plain White Oak - Black Oak Mesic Inner Slope Forest
  Translated: White Oak - Black Oak - Mockernut Hickory / Flowering Dogwood / Striped Prince's-pine Forest
  Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus velutina - Carya alba / Cornus florida / Chimaphila maculata Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689838 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007278