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Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus (alba, velutina) - (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) Bluff Woodland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus (alba, velutina) - (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) Bluff Woodland
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This chinquapin oak woodland type occurs primarily on bluffs of large rivers in the midwestern United States. Stands occur in scattered areas along steep southwest-facing bluffs or slopes, particularly on the Mississippi River. Presumably the underlying soils and bedrock have a calcareous influence. Stands contain an open tree layer, with <i>Quercus muehlenbergii</i> as the characteristic dominant, and <i>Quercus alba, Quercus velutina, Quercus macrocarpa</i>, and <i>Juniperus virginiana</i> as common associates. <i>Cornus racemosa</i> may be common in the shrub layer. The ground layer may contain a dry to dry-mesic prairie flora, but little is known about this type and few stands are available for characterization. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36643.CEGL002144
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: Chinkapin Oak Bluff Woodland
  Translated: Chinkapin Oak - (White Oak, Black Oak) - (Eastern Red-cedar) Bluff Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus (alba, velutina) - (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) Bluff Woodland
  Code: CEGL002144
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686525 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo