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Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus - Acer saccharum / Lindera benzoin Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus - Acer saccharum / Lindera benzoin Forest
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This mixed oak acidic forest community type is found primarily in the Allegheny Plateau region of southeastern Ohio and Pennsylvania. Stands occur on non-calcareous substrates. Stands are dominated by <i>Quercus alba, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Acer saccharum</i>. <i>Quercus prinus</i> is often present and occasionally codominant. Other minor associates include <i>Acer rubrum, Carya ovata, Fagus grandifolia, Liriodendron tulipifera</i>, and <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i>. The shrub and small tree layer includes <i>Amelanchier arborea, Carpinus caroliniana, Cercis canadensis, Corylus americana, Cornus florida</i>, and <i>Ostrya virginiana</i>. Ericaceous shrubs may be uncommon. The herbaceous layer includes <i>Aralia nudicaulis, Carex pensylvanica, Carex communis, Hieracium venosum, Lysimachia quadrifolia</i>, and <i>Maianthemum stellatum (= Smilacina stellata)</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36720.CEGL002059
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 - Chestnut Oak - Maple Acidic Forest
  Translated: White Oak - Northern Red Oak - Chestnut Oak - Sugar Maple / Northern Spicebush Forest
  Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Quercus prinus - Acer saccharum / Lindera benzoin Forest
  Code: CEGL002059
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687627 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo