Name:
Quercus alba - Carya glabra - Fraxinus americana / Acer leucoderme / Vitis rotundifolia Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This forest occurs on mafic rocky soils with some occurrences in Piedmont "boulder gardens." There are areas with large outcrops of mafic rock that extend to 8 m in height. Topographic settings range from flats to upper slopes and ridgetops; soils are xeric to submesic. Some occurrences may have up to 40% of the surface covered by boulders with most of the rest of the surface covered by leaf litter. The relatively open to closed canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus alba, Quercus prinus, Quercus rubra var. rubra</i> and <i>Carya glabra</i> with scattered <i>Fraxinus americana</i> over a well-developed, approximately 4-8 m tall, subcanopy of <i>Acer leucoderme</i>. Other species in the canopy and subcanopy include <i>Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Chionanthus virginicus, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Acer rubrum, Cornus florida, Diospyros virginiana, Nyssa sylvatica, Pinus echinata, Quercus marilandica, Quercus stellata, Celtis tenuifolia, Cercis canadensis</i>, and <i>Quercus velutina</i>. The vine layer is well-developed, and <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i> is common. The herbaceous layer is sparse, and the shrub stratum is sparse to not present. Other vine and herb species present are <i>Aristolochia serpentaria, Asclepias verticillata, Chimaphila maculata, Clitoria mariana, Clematis ochroleuca, Danthonia spicata, Dichanthelium boscii, Dichanthelium depauperatum, Euphorbia corollata, Galium circaezans, Lonicera sempervirens, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Piptochaetium avenaceum, Scleria triglomerata, Smilax bona-nox</i>, and <i>Smilax glauca</i>. The dominance of <i>Vitis rotundifolia </i>in the shrub layer is characteristic and distinctive.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35397.CEGL004541
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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