Name:
Quercus stellata - Carya carolinae-septentrionalis / Acer leucoderme / Piptochaetium avenaceum - Danthonia spicata Woodland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
Piedmont woodlands of dry, upland, montmorillonitic clay soils derived from mafic volcanic rocks. The canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus stellata</i> and <i>Carya carolinae-septentrionalis</i> with <i>Ulmus alata, Fraxinus americana, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Carya glabra</i>, and <i>Acer rubrum var. rubrum</i>. Other characteristic tree species include <i>Quercus alba, Quercus velutina</i>, and <i>Quercus montana</i>. The sparse understory contains <i>Cornus florida, Acer leucoderme, Crataegus uniflora, Crataegus marshallii, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Diospyros virginiana, Rosa carolina, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium arboreum</i>, among other species. Characteristic species in the herbaceous layer include <i>Piptochaetium avenaceum, Danthonia spicata, Galium circaezans, Gelsemium sempervirens, Scleria triglomerata, Smilax bona-nox, Smilax glauca</i>, and <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32580-{CC40F557-187C-4666-995E-A8DB2893AE2A}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
22
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