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Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Carya tomentosa / Cornus florida Acidic Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Carya tomentosa / Cornus florida Acidic Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This community is found in the Interior Highlands of the south-central United States to the Western Allegheny Plateau. Stands occur on gentle to moderately steep slopes of dissected hills and plains. Soils are well-drained, shallow to deep, often over sandstone, cherts, or cherty limestone. Stands are dominated by a closed-canopy deciduous tree layer. The dominants are <i>Quercus alba</i> and <i>Quercus rubra</i>. Typical associates include <i>Carya ovata, Carya tomentosa, Carya ovalis, Nyssa sylvatica, Quercus falcata, Quercus velutina</i>, and <i>Pinus echinata</i> in parts of the range. The shrub and small-tree layer contains <i>Cornus florida</i>. <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i> is a typical vine. The low-shrub layer may be dominated by <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i>. The herbaceous layer contains <i>Actaea racemosa, Desmodium glutinosum, Desmodium nudiflorum, Galium pilosum</i>, and <i>Polystichum acrostichoides</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30976-{CD763FA5-4BFD-450A-A504-22B9C4AA8470} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 12-Aug-2004 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus alba - Quercus falcata - Quercus stellata Ozark-Ouachita Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687521 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002067   Translated: White Oak - Northern Red Oak - Mockernut Hickory / Flowering Dogwood Acidic Forest   Common: White Oak - Red Oak Dry-Mesic Acidic Forest   Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Carya tomentosa / Cornus florida Acidic Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Carya (alba, ovata) / Cornus florida Acidic Forest (similar) Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Carya (alba, ovata) / Cornus florida Acid Forest (similar) CEGL002067