Name:
Quercus prinus - Quercus (alba, coccinea, velutina) / Viburnum acerifolium - (Kalmia latifolia) Forest
Reference:
Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description:
This chestnut oak - mixed oak forest community is found in the Allegheny Plateau region of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Stands occur on dry to subxeric upper slopes and narrow ridgetops. Soils are shallow and occur over non-calcareous bedrock of sandstone, conglomerate, or shale. Tree species commonly include <i>Quercus prinus</i> and <i>Quercus coccinea</i>, along with <i>Quercus alba, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Quercus velutina</i>. <i>Castanea dentata</i> was a major component in the past and may be evident as root sprouts and/or decaying stumps and logs. Other associates can include <i>Acer rubrum var. rubrum, Carya alba, Nyssa sylvatica, Oxydendrum arboreum</i>, and occasional <i>Pinus</i> spp. (<i>Pinus echinata, Pinus rigida, Pinus virginiana</i>). Tall shrubs and small trees can include <i>Cornus florida, Sassafras albidum</i>, and <i>Viburnum acerifolium</i>. Characteristic dwarf-shrubs and vines include <i>Gaylussacia baccata, Gaultheria procumbens, Smilax glauca, Smilax rotundifolia, Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium stamineum</i>, and, more locally, <i>Kalmia latifolia</i>. The herbaceous layer includes <i>Antennaria plantaginifolia, Symphyotrichum cordifolium (= Aster cordifolius), Carex pensylvanica, Cypripedium acaule, Danthonia spicata, Epigaea repens, Helianthus divaricatus, Helianthus hirsutus, Dichanthelium dichotomum (= Panicum dichotomum), Polystichum acrostichoides</i>, and others. Lichens (<i>Cladina</i> spp. and <i>Cladonia</i> spp.) and mosses can form a prominent layer.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.36802.CEGL005023
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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- status: accepted
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This Community's Level:
association
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 This Community's Children:
[none]
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Names:
Common: Appalachian Oak - (Chestnut) Forest
Translated: Chestnut Oak - (White Oak, Scarlet Oak, Black Oak) / Mapleleaf Viburnum - (Mountain Laurel) Forest
Scientific: Quercus prinus - Quercus (alba, coccinea, velutina) / Viburnum acerifolium - (Kalmia latifolia) Forest
Code: CEGL005023
UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684730
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