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Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica var. ashei Interior Highlands Scrub Woodland | Tucker, G. E. 1989. A survey of ...
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Name: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica var. ashei Interior Highlands Scrub Woodland
Reference: Tucker, G. E. 1989. A survey of ...
Description: This association consists of stunted (1.5-4 m tall) oak woodlands occurring on summits of the higher elevations of the Ouachitas Mountains (Mount Magazine) of Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma (above 790 m [2600 feet]). The canopy consists of open to closed stands of <i>Quercus stellata</i> and <i>Quercus marilandica var. ashei</i> (near the eastern edge of its distribution), sometimes also with <i>Quercus rubra</i> and <i>Quercus alba</i>. Although canopy trees are short-statured and almost shrubby in appearance, individual stems have well-developed trunks. Stunting of the canopy is maintained by ice storms, fog, shallow soils over rock, and periodic severe drought. Other large shrubs and small trees, such as <i>Chionanthus virginicus, Ostrya virginiana, Vaccinium arboreum, Carya alba, Amelanchier arborea, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Prunus angustifolia</i>, and <i>Sassafras albidum</i>, can also reach the canopy or occur as a slightly shorter 'subcanopy.' <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i> often forms a very open short-shrub stratum. The herb stratum includes the grasses <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and sometimes <i>Deschampsia flexuosa, Danthonia spicata</i>, or <i>Andropogon gerardii</i>. Forbs are few. The oak canopy often forms impenetrable thickets of heavily fruiting trees that are no more than 2.4-3 m (8-10 feet) tall. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36457.CEGL003884
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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:   Translated: Post Oak - Ashe's Blackjack Oak Interior Highlands Scrub Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica var. ashei Interior Highlands Scrub Woodland
  Common: Post Oak Interior Highlands Scrub Woodland
  Code: CEGL003884
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689425 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo