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Quercus rubra - Quercus alba - Carya glabra / Geranium maculatum Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus rubra - Quercus alba - Carya glabra / Geranium maculatum Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This forest occupies submesic to mesic southern Piedmont sites, often on mid to lower slopes with northerly to easterly aspects. Overstory dominance is often shared among <i>Quercus rubra, Quercus alba</i>, and <i>Carya</i> spp., with <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i> frequently occupying canopy gaps. The understory contains <i>Cornus florida, Cercis canadensis, Acer rubrum, Calycanthus floridus</i>, and <i>Fraxinus americana</i>. Other herbaceous associates include <i>Sanguinaria canadensis, Polystichum acrostichoides, Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum, Desmodium nudiflorum</i>, and <i>Actaea racemosa (= Cimicifuga racemosa)</i>. Somewhat drier and more acidic Piedmont stands and/or those with less <i>Quercus rubra</i> are generally accommodated by ~<i>Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Carya alba / Cornus florida / Vaccinium stamineum / Desmodium nudiflorum</i> Piedmont Forest (CEGL008475)$$. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35421.CEGL007237
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
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Names:   Common: Piedmont Submesic Oak-Hickory Forest
  Translated: Northern Red Oak - White Oak - Pignut Hickory / Spotted Geranium Forest
  Scientific: Quercus rubra - Quercus alba - Carya glabra / Geranium maculatum Forest
  Code: CEGL007237
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683335 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo