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Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Carya (alba, ovata) / Cornus florida Acidic Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Carya (alba, ovata) / Cornus florida Acidic Forest
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This community is found in the Interior Highlands of the south-central United States to the Western Allegheny Plateau. Stands occur on gentle to moderately steep slopes of dissected hills and plains. Soils are well-drained, shallow to deep, often over sandstone, cherts, or cherty limestone. Stands are dominated by a closed-canopy deciduous tree layer. The dominants are <i>Quercus alba</i> and <i>Quercus rubra</i>. Typical associates include <i>Carya ovata, Carya alba, Carya ovalis, Nyssa sylvatica, Quercus falcata, Quercus velutina</i>, and <i>Pinus echinata</i> in parts of the range. The shrub and small-tree layer contains <i>Cornus florida</i>. <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i> is a typical vine. The low-shrub layer may be dominated by <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i>. The herbaceous layer contains <i>Actaea racemosa (= Cimicifuga racemosa), Desmodium glutinosum, Desmodium nudiflorum, Galium pilosum</i>, and <i>Polystichum acrostichoides</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36622.CEGL002067
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: White Oak - Red Oak Dry-Mesic Acidic Forest
  Translated: White Oak - Northern Red Oak - (Mockernut Hickory, Shagbark Hickory) / Flowering Dogwood Acidic Forest
  Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Carya (alba, ovata) / Cornus florida Acidic Forest
  Code: CEGL002067
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687521 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo