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Quercus prinus - Quercus alba / Oxydendrum arboreum / Kalmia latifolia Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus prinus - Quercus alba / Oxydendrum arboreum / Kalmia latifolia Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association occurs on steep, typically north-facing bluffs in the Piedmont of the Carolinas, ranging south to Alabama and possibly north to Virginia. The canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus alba, Quercus prinus, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Acer rubrum var. rubrum</i>. The subcanopy is strongly dominated by <i>Oxydendrum arboreum</i>. Other canopy and subcanopy trees may include <i>Quercus coccinea, Quercus stellata, Quercus velutina, Cornus florida, Pinus echinata</i>, and <i>Pinus virginiana</i>. The shrub stratum is characteristically dense, and is dominated by <i>Kalmia latifolia</i>; other shrubs may include <i>Symplocos tinctoria, Gaylussacia frondosa (= var. frondosa), Vaccinium stamineum</i>, and <i>Amorpha schwerinii</i>. The herb stratum is sparse and of low diversity, though typical herbs and subshrubs include <i>Epigaea repens, Hexastylis virginica, Chimaphila maculata, Monotropa hypopithys, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Iris verna var. verna</i>. This community occurs on more-or-less steep slopes, over acidic soils (pH 4.2) with low nutrient availability. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35449.CEGL004415
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: Piedmont Chestnut Oak / Heath Bluff
  Translated: Chestnut Oak - White Oak / Sourwood / Mountain Laurel Forest
  Scientific: Quercus prinus - Quercus alba / Oxydendrum arboreum / Kalmia latifolia Forest
  Code: CEGL004415
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687818 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo