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Quercus stellata - Quercus alba - (Quercus falcata) / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus stellata - Quercus alba - (Quercus falcata) / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland
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Description: This post oak - white oak dry-mesic barrens community is found in the Interior Low Plateau of the United States on dry-mesic terraces and midslopes, particularly in the Cretaceous Hills of Illinois, and perhaps elsewhere. This type is restricted to mid and lower slope hillsides and terraces where soils are predominantly thin, well-drained, and gravelly. Canopy closure is incomplete (probably between 10 and 60%, thus varying from savanna to woodland) and is dominated by <i>Quercus stellata</i>, along with <i>Quercus alba</i> and <i>Quercus falcata</i>. Mature trees exhibit short trunks and spreading, open crowns. The subcanopy consists of scattered, small oaks (<i>Quercus stellata, Quercus velutina</i>, and <i>Quercus alba</i>) and <i>Carya glabra</i>. The shrub layer is dominated by <i>Cornus florida</i>, but <i>Aralia spinosa, Sassafras albidum</i>, and <i>Rhus copallinum</i> are also common. The herbaceous layer is quite dense and dominated by <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>; a diverse assemblage of grasses and forbs are represented. Characteristic grasses and herbs include <i>Dichanthelium</i> spp., <i>Coreopsis tripteris, Elephantopus carolinianus, Agrimonia pubescens</i>, and <i>Symphyotrichum shortii (= Aster shortii)</i>. Although <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i> and <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i> occur in abundance here, <i>Smilax glauca</i> is characteristic of this dry environment. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36860.CEGL004217
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
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Names:   Common: Post Oak - White Oak Dry-Mesic Barrens
  Translated: Post Oak - White Oak - (Southern Red Oak) / Little Bluestem Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus stellata - Quercus alba - (Quercus falcata) / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland
  Code: CEGL004217
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683906 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo