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Quercus rubra - Quercus muehlenbergii / Hamamelis virginiana / Polymnia canadensis Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus rubra - Quercus muehlenbergii / Hamamelis virginiana / Polymnia canadensis Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association represents forests on sheltered dolomite slopes in the Southern Blue Ridge with canopies dominated by <i>Quercus</i> spp., <i>Juglans nigra</i>, and <i>Magnolia acuminata</i>. However, a small amount of the canopy and understory is always composed of calciphilic canopy species more characteristic of areas west of the Blue Ridge, including <i>Quercus muehlenbergii</i> and <i>Juglans cinerea</i>. The dominant shrub is <i>Hamamelis virginiana</i>, but other shrubs include <i>Calycanthus floridus, Cornus alternifolia</i>, and <i>Hydrangea arborescens</i>. The herbaceous layer is lush and diverse, with typical species including <i>Impatiens</i> spp., <i>Hybanthus concolor, Polymnia canadensis, Laportea canadensis, Aquilegia canadensis, Adiantum pedatum, Sanguinaria canadensis</i>, and <i>Asarum canadense</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35420.CEGL007215
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: Appalachian Calcareous Oak - Walnut Forest
  Translated: Northern Red Oak - Chinkapin Oak / American Witch-hazel / White-flower Leafcup Forest
  Scientific: Quercus rubra - Quercus muehlenbergii / Hamamelis virginiana / Polymnia canadensis Forest
  Code: CEGL007215
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685314 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo