Name:
Quercus velutina - Quercus alba - Carya (glabra, ovata) Forest
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This black oak - white oak forest community is found throughout the northern and central midwestern United States and adjacent Canada. Stands occur on dry to dry-mesic mid- to upper slopes and terraces where soils are more sandy and/or rocky. Bedrock is sandstone, siltstone, chert, or shale, and northward is covered by thin loess or glacial till. Trees in this community often have moderate to short trunks and spreading crowns, and the canopy can vary from open to closed (50-100%). <i>Quercus velutina, Quercus alba, Carya glabra</i>, and <i>Carya ovata</i> are typical tree dominants. Associated oaks can include <i>Quercus ellipsoidalis</i> (northward), <i>Quercus muehlenbergii</i>, and southward, <i>Quercus coccinea, Quercus prinus</i>, and <i>Quercus stellata</i>. Typical shrubs and small trees include <i>Cornus florida</i> (southward), <i>Cornus foemina, Corylus americana</i> (northward), <i>Ostrya virginiana</i>, and <i>Sassafras albidum</i>. Vines include <i>Toxicodendron radicans, Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>, and <i>Vitis</i> spp. The herbaceous layer can include <i>Agrimonia gryposepala, Agrimonia rostellata, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Botrychium virginianum, Carex blanda, Carex pensylvanica, Desmodium glutinosum, Desmodium nudiflorum, Dioscorea quaternata, Galium circaezans, Geranium maculatum, Polystichum acrostichoides, Maianthemum racemosum</i>, and <i>Maianthemum stellatum</i>, among others. More southern stands may contain <i>Danthonia spicata</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.36686.CEGL002076
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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