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Quercus alba - Quercus stellata / Ostrya virginiana - Acer barbatum / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus alba - Quercus stellata / Ostrya virginiana - Acer barbatum / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This dry oak-hickory forest occurs on subcalcareous substrates in northern Alabama, northwestern Georgia, and possibly adjacent states. It is dominated by <i>Quercus alba</i> and <i>Quercus stellata</i>, with other canopy components including <i>Quercus shumardii, Quercus rubra, Carya glabra, Carya alba</i>, and <i>Pinus echinata</i>. The subcanopy is well-developed and consists of <i>Ostrya virginiana, Acer barbatum, Nyssa sylvatica, Ulmus alata</i>, and <i>Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana</i>. Shrubs and woody vines include <i>Vaccinium stamineum, Crataegus</i> sp., <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Smilax glauca</i>. Herbs can include <i>Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Dichanthelium boscii, Dichanthelium</i> spp., and <i>Carex</i> spp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35190.CEGL008443
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: White Oak - Post Oak Subcalcareous Forest
  Translated: White Oak - Post Oak / Hophornbeam - Southern Sugar Maple / Longleaf Woodoats Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686572 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus stellata / Ostrya virginiana - Acer barbatum / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum Forest
  Code: CEGL008443