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Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Carya (alba, pallida) Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Carya (alba, pallida) Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occurs on xeric sites in the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of western Tennessee and northern Mississippi. Such sites may include sandy river bluffs, sandy uplands, or even clayey uplands. In all cases the woodland structure is believed to be maintained in part by xerophytic conditions, although fire was likely an important process that historically favored open stands. Due to fire suppression, large areas of this type have been lost. Remaining stands may have greater overstory density and somewhat altered species composition with notable declines in <i>Quercus marilandica</i> abundance. Intact, high-quality examples of this community have a somewhat stunted and open canopy dominated by <i>Quercus stellata</i> and <i>Quercus marilandica</i>. Other typical canopy species include <i>Carya pallida</i> and/or <i>Carya alba</i>. The understory is <i>Vaccinium arboreum, Quercus marilandica, Quercus stellata</i>, and <i>Carya pallida</i>. The herb layer is a mix of herbs with some grasses, but <i>Opuntia humifusa</i> is the most noteworthy indicator of the xeric conditions, at least in stands on sandy soil above the Wolf River of west Tennessee. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35621.CEGL003952
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 East Gulf Coastal Plain Post Oak Woodland
  Translated: Post Oak - Blackjack Oak - (Mockernut Hickory, Sand Hickory) Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Carya (alba, pallida) Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain Woodland
  Code: CEGL003952
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683601 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo