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Quercus phellos - Quercus (alba, stellata) - Carya carolinae-septentrionalis Hardpan Forest | Schafale, M. P. 2011. Classifica...
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Name: Quercus phellos - Quercus (alba, stellata) - Carya carolinae-septentrionalis Hardpan Forest
Reference: Schafale, M. P. 2011. Classifica...
Description: This association occurs sparsely throughout the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia. One occurrence is known in southern Virginia. It is found on upland flats with dense clay soils that inhibit internal drainage, and where water pools on the surface only to shallow depths and largely outside of the growing season. The vegetation is a forest with a mixture of wetland and upland species in all strata. Some combination of <i>Quercus phellos, Quercus alba, Quercus stellata</i>, and <i>Carya carolinae-septentrionalis</i> generally dominate. The subcanopy usually includes <i>Juniperus virginiana</i> and <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i>. Frequent shrub species include <i>Ilex verticillata, Ilex decidua, Leucothoe racemosa (= Eubotrys racemosa)</i>, various upland <i>Vaccinium</i> spp., and <i>Viburnum rafinesquianum</i>. <i>Smilax rotundifolia</i> is often prominent. The herbaceous layer is generally sparse, with various wetland <i>Carex</i> spp., <i>Juncus effusus</i>, and <i>Danthonia spicata</i> most constant and most abundant. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35997.CEGL004037
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Piedmont Mixed Moisture Hardpan Forest
  Translated: Willow Oak - (White Oak, Post Oak) - Southern Shagbark Hickory Hardpan Forest
  Scientific: Quercus phellos - Quercus (alba, stellata) - Carya carolinae-septentrionalis Hardpan Forest
  Code: CEGL004037
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.858830 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo