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Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - (Carya texana) Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - (Carya texana) Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This post oak - black jack oak type is found in the Crosstimbers region of the southeastern Great Plains. Stands occur on ridgetops and nearly level to steep hillsides. Soils are shallow to moderately deep, sandy and loamy in texture, derived from sandstone bedrock. The vegetation is dominated by relatively closed-canopy forest. Typical dominants include <i>Quercus stellata</i> and <i>Quercus marilandica</i>. <i>Carya texana</i> is often present. Other associates include <i>Carya cordiformis, Quercus prinoides</i> and <i>Quercus velutina</i>. Common shrubs include <i>Rhus copallinum</i> and <i>Rhus glabra</i>. Ground layer species may include <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35622.CEGL002074
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: Cross Timbers Post Oak - Blackjack Oak Forest
  Translated: Post Oak - Blackjack Oak - (Black Hickory) Forest
  Scientific: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - (Carya texana) Forest
  Code: CEGL002074
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685855 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo