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Quercus falcata Flatwoods Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus falcata Flatwoods Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This southern red oak flatwoods forest is found in parts of the Interior Low Plateau and adjacent areas of the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of the southern United States. Stands occur on somewhat poorly drained sites. The vegetation is dominated by <i>Quercus falcata</i>. It is perhaps marginally a wetland and is better drained than <i>Quercus phellos</i> flatwoods. The canopy may also contain some <i>Quercus alba</i> and <i>Quercus stellata</i>, and possibly <i>Carya alba</i>. The ground cover is predominantly leaf litter and most occurrences are thought to be fire-suppressed. At Shiloh National Military Park (Tennessee) <i>Chasmanthium laxum, Krigia dandelion</i>, and <i>Carex complanata</i> were the most abundant herbaceous plants. It is known historically from the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of western Kentucky (eastern Gulf Coastal Plain on tertiary terraces), western Tennessee, and northwestern Mississippi (the "flatwoods belt"), as well as the Shawnee Hills and the Knobs region of Kentucky. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35375.CEGL004412
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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Names:   Common: Southern Red Oak Flatwoods Forest
  Scientific: Quercus falcata Flatwoods Forest
  Code: CEGL004412
  Translated: Southern Red Oak Flatwoods Forest
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