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Quercus sinuata / Solidago auriculata - Zigadenus nuttallii Mixed Herb Dry-mesic Blackland Ravine Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus sinuata / Solidago auriculata - Zigadenus nuttallii Mixed Herb Dry-mesic Blackland Ravine Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This dry-mesic, calcareous, woodland community occurs on slopes and ravines adjacent to blackland prairie on the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain of Arkansas. Overstory trees are relatively short (to 10 m [35 feet]) and widely spaced. In fire-maintained examples the overstory is not closed; both the midstory and shrub layers tend to be sparse. The herbaceous layer is predominately forb in composition and moderately dense with little litter build-up. Fire plays a role in maintaining the woodland structure, and fire-suppressed woodlands can have a dense midstory and suppressed herbaceous layer. The dominant tree species is overwhelmingly <i>Quercus sinuata</i>, but other species with calcareous affinities may also be present. The herbaceous layer is dominated by forbs and sedges. Dominant herbaceous species include <i>Symphyotrichum cordifolium (= Aster cordifolius), Carex cherokeensis, Desmodium perplexum (= Desmodium paniculatum var. dillenii), Geum canadense, Helianthus hirsutus, Leersia virginica</i>, and <i>Solidago auriculata</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35484.CEGL007966
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: Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain Dry Calcareous Woodland
  Translated: Bastard Oak / Eared Goldenrod - Nuttall's Deathcamas Mixed Herb Dry-mesic Blackland Ravine Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus sinuata / Solidago auriculata - Zigadenus nuttallii Mixed Herb Dry-mesic Blackland Ravine Woodland
  Code: CEGL007966
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688995 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo