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Quercus montana / Cornus florida - Amelanchier arborea / Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus montana / Cornus florida - Amelanchier arborea / Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This woodland is apparently restricted to xeric sandstone and acidic shales of Cumberland ridges. Its canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus montana</i>. The understory consists of <i>Cornus florida, Amelanchier arborea, Quercus</i> spp., <i>Carya glabra, Carya tomentosa</i>. The shrub layer is not strongly ericaceous, but does have <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i>. <i>Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia</i> is prominent in the herb layer. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32574-{416F6072-9542-4FFE-973E-9BA1CAB8F12E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Jan-1996 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687902 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003706
  Translated: Chestnut Oak / Flowering Dogwood - Common Serviceberry / Common Silk-grass Woodland
  Common: Subxeric Cumberland Sandstone-Shale Chestnut Oak Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus montana / Cornus florida - Amelanchier arborea / Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Quercus prinus / Cornus florida - Amelanchier arborea / Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia Woodland
(similar) Quercus prinus / Cornus florida - Amelanchier arborea / Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia Woodland
(similar) CEGL003706