Name:
Carya glabra - Fraxinus americana / Acer leucoderme / Piptochaetium avenaceum Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association is a woodland dominated by <i>Carya glabra, Quercus stellata</i>, and <i>Fraxinus americana</i>, occurring in nutrient-rich soils derived from a base-rich granite. Stands are found at low elevations from 90-180 m (300-600 feet) in the lower Piedmont of Georgia, and possibly Alabama and South Carolina. Other canopy species include <i>Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Quercus muehlenbergii</i>, and <i>Ulmus alata</i>. Subcanopy species include <i>Acer leucoderme, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Sideroxylon lycioides</i>; tall shrubs are <i>Cercis canadensis var. canadensis</i> and <i>Vaccinium arboreum</i>. The shrub stratum includes <i>Rhus aromatica var. aromatica, Vaccinium stamineum, Crataegus spathulata, Callicarpa americana, Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides, Ptelea trifoliata</i>, and <i>Hydrangea quercifolia</i>. Woody vines include <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Vitis rotundifolia</i>, and <i>Bignonia capreolata</i>. Typical species of the diverse herb stratum include <i>Piptochaetium avenaceum, Carex</i> spp., <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Antennaria plantaginifolia, Arundinaria gigantea, Asplenium platyneuron, Symphyotrichum</i> spp. (= <i>Aster</i> spp.), <i>Dichanthelium boscii, Galium circaezans, Heuchera villosa, Houstonia longifolia, Leersia</i> sp., <i>Lespedeza repens, Oxalis violacea, Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana, Potentilla canadensis, Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ssp. obtusifolium, Solidago</i> sp., <i>Tragia urticifolia, Manfreda virginica, Scutellaria ovata, Thalictrum thalictroides</i>, and <i>Woodsia obtusa</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.36239.CEGL008489
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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