Name:
Quercus alba - Quercus falcata / Vaccinium (arboreum, hirsutum, pallidum) Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This is a dry-mesic, deciduous white oak - southern red oak forest found at lower elevations (200-550 m [700-1800 feet]) in the Ridge and Valley and the adjacent southern part of the Southern Blue Ridge, in Tennessee, North Carolina and possibly adjacent Georgia. This includes the gentle slopes and shallow dry-mesic drains of the more-or-less flat metasedimentary surface of Chilhowee Mountain, Tennessee. The canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus alba</i> and <i>Quercus falcata</i>, possibly with <i>Quercus stellata</i> and <i>Quercus velutina</i>, typically with lower cover by <i>Quercus stellata, Quercus coccinea</i>, and/or <i>Quercus muehlenbergii</i>. The hickory species <i>Carya alba, Carya glabra</i>, and <i>Carya ovata</i> may also be present or codominant. Dominance by pines (e.g., <i>Pinus echinata, Pinus strobus, Pinus virginiana</i>) should be less than 25%. The subcanopy typically contains <i>Oxydendrum arboreum, Nyssa sylvatica, Acer rubrum, Carya glabra</i>, and <i>Pinus strobus</i>. Shrubs and other woody plants that may be present include <i>Carya pallida, Cornus florida, Rhododendron calendulaceum, Tsuga canadensis, Sassafras albidum, Ostrya virginiana, Amelanchier arborea</i>, and <i>Magnolia fraseri</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35318.CEGL008567
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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- status: accepted
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This Community's Level:
association
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 This Community's Children:
[none]
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Names:
Common: Appalachian White Oak - Southern Red Oak Forest
Translated: White Oak - Southern Red Oak / (Farkleberry, Hairy Blueberry, Blue Ridge Blueberry) Forest
Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus falcata / Vaccinium (arboreum, hirsutum, pallidum) Forest
Code: CEGL008567
UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689283
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