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Quercus velutina - Quercus alba / Vaccinium (angustifolium, pallidum) / Carex pensylvanica Forest | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus velutina - Quercus alba / Vaccinium (angustifolium, pallidum) / Carex pensylvanica Forest
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This black oak - white oak-dominated forest community is found in the southern Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. Stands occur on sandy, relatively flat, dry-mesic sites. The tree canopy is typically closed, with greater than 80% cover. <i>Quercus velutina</i> and <i>Quercus alba</i> are the dominant species. The shrub layer contains <i>Vaccinium angustifolium</i> and <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i>, at least in Ohio. The herbaceous layer can be strongly dominated by <i>Carex pensylvanica</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36741.CEGL005030
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: Black Oak - White Oak / Blueberry Forest
  Translated: Black Oak - White Oak / (Lowbush Blueberry, Blue Ridge Blueberry) / Pennsylvania Sedge Forest
  Scientific: Quercus velutina - Quercus alba / Vaccinium (angustifolium, pallidum) / Carex pensylvanica Forest
  Code: CEGL005030
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683569 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo