Name:
Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba / Cornus florida Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This beech - white oak forest is found in the Interior Low Plateau and the Southern Ridge and Valley of Kentucky, Tennessee (and possibly adjacent Georgia), the Cumberland region of Kentucky, and adjacent areas of the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain. Stands occur on mesic mid to lower slopes in moderately dissected terrain. Stand positions vary from north-facing slopes and low slopes to high terraces along streams. The vegetation is generally dominated by <i>Fagus grandifolia</i> with more or less <i>Quercus alba</i> depending on past logging history. Associated canopy and subcanopy species can include <i>Acer saccharum, Quercus muehlenbergii, Fraxinus americana, Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa sylvatica, Sassafras albidum, Acer rubrum, Cornus florida, Ostrya virginiana</i>, and <i>Ilex opaca</i>. Shrubs which may be present include <i>Vaccinium stamineum, Viburnum acerifolium, Euonymus americanus</i>, and, in some occurrences, <i>Kalmia latifolia</i>. The herb layer can be relatively lush with such species as <i>Polystichum acrostichoides, Galium circaezans, Desmodium nudiflorum, Erythronium americanum, Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa, Epifagus virginiana, Tiarella cordifolia var. collina, Heuchera americana, Stellaria pubera, Podophyllum peltatum, Botrychium virginianum</i>, and others.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35837.CEGL007881
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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