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Quercus alba - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana / Arundinaria gigantea / Cynoglossum virginianum Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus alba - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana / Arundinaria gigantea / Cynoglossum virginianum Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This mesic <i>Quercus alba</i>- and <i>Quercus rubra</i>-dominated forest community occurs on rich, mildly calcareous, mesic slopes and ravines on the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain of Arkansas. Overstory trees are tall (over 100 feet) with many more than 3 feet in diameter. All forest layers are well-developed with diverse midstory, shrub, and herbaceous strata. The diverse overstory is dominated by <i>Quercus alba</i>, especially on upper and mid slopes with <i>Quercus rubra</i> and <i>Fraxinus americana</i> sharing dominance on lower slopes. The midstory is diverse with abundant, large (to 15-inch dbh) <i>Ostrya virginiana</i> and <i>Cornus florida</i> usually dominant. The shrub layer is diverse with open to dense, continuous stands of <i>Arundinaria gigantea</i> dominating. A number of woody vines are also usually present. The herbaceous layer is most diverse in the spring and is dominated by forbs that include <i>Arisaema dracontium, Aristolochia serpentaria, Symphyotrichum cordifolium (= Aster cordifolius), Cynoglossum virginianum, Desmodium perplexum (= Desmodium paniculatum var. dillenii), Heliopsis helianthoides, Podophyllum peltatum, Polystichum acrostichoides</i>, and <i>Sanicula canadensis</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35219.CEGL007971
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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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 Mesic Ravine Forest
  Translated: White Oak - Northern Red Oak / Hophornbeam / Giant Cane / Wild Comfrey Forest
  Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana / Arundinaria gigantea / Cynoglossum virginianum Forest
  Code: CEGL007971
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687633 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo