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Quercus (falcata, stellata) / Quercus marilandica / Gaylussacia (baccata, dumosa) Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus (falcata, stellata) / Quercus marilandica / Gaylussacia (baccata, dumosa) Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This woodland occurs on flat dry uplands of the southeastern Highland Rim in Tennessee. The open canopy consists primarily of <i>Quercus falcata</i> and/or <i>Quercus stellata</i>. Subcanopy species include <i>Quercus stellata</i>, along with <i>Quercus marilandica</i> and in some cases <i>Oxydendrum arboreum</i> and <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i>. <i>Vaccinium arboreum</i> and <i>Vaccinium fuscatum</i> often occur in the tall-shrub layer, which can be very sparse (7% cover of a 20x20-m plot) or dense (70% of a 20x20-m plot). The low-shrub layer is dominated by <i>Gaylussacia baccata</i> and/or <i>Gaylussacia dumosa</i>. Other vascular plants are few; these include In some examples, <i>Pteridium aquilinum, Smilax glauca</i>, and scattered <i>Andropogon</i> spp., including <i>Andropogon virginicus, Andropogon glomeratus</i>, and <i>Andropogon ternarius</i>. <i>Pteridium aquilinum</i> may be prominent, approaching 10% cover in some areas. The relation of this community to past fire history is unknown; however, at Arnold Air Force Base, 60% of plots in this community either showed direct evidence of past logging (stumps present) or were located near old road beds. The soils in this distinctive area are generally loessal material over limestone residuum. In many cases a hardpan has formed in the soil which retards movement of water in the soil, leading to distinctive vegetation. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35358.CEGL004922
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: Southeastern Highland Rim Blackjack Oak Barrens
  Translated: (Southern Red Oak, Post Oak) / Blackjack Oak / (Black Huckleberry, Dwarf Huckleberry) Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus (falcata, stellata) / Quercus marilandica / Gaylussacia (baccata, dumosa) Woodland
  Code: CEGL004922
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688480 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo