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Quercus prinus - Carya (alba, glabra, ovata) / Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus prinus - Carya (alba, glabra, ovata) / Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This is an open-canopy forest (cover about 60-80%) which develops on dry, moderately thin soils over neutral to basic shales in the northeastern Ridge and Valley of Tennessee. The canopy also contains <i>Carya alba, Carya glabra</i>, and <i>Carya ovata</i>. The open subcanopy contains <i>Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana</i> and <i>Amelanchier arborea</i>. The herbaceous layer is sparse. Spring observations include <i>Carex pensylvanica, Luzula echinata, Cardamine concatenata, Hieracium venosum</i>, and <i>Aureolaria</i> sp. <i>Silene caroliniana ssp. pensylvanica</i>, which is rare in Tennessee, is found here. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35241.CEGL004786
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: Ridge and Valley Shale Oak-Hickory Forest
  Translated: Chestnut Oak - (Mockernut Hickory, Pignut Hickory, Shagbark Hickory) / Eastern Red-cedar Forest
  Scientific: Quercus prinus - Carya (alba, glabra, ovata) / Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Forest
  Code: CEGL004786
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687226 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo