Name:
Quercus stellata - Ulmus alata - (Juniperus virginiana) / Sporobolus clandestinus - Monarda stipitatoglandulosa Woodland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This woodland is known from outcrops of novaculite (and other substrates) in the Ouachita Mountains of Oklahoma and possibly Arkansas. Stands have a variable structure (often patchy, with some areas of dense canopy, and also with grassy open patches). Typical canopy dominants are <i>Quercus stellata, Ulmus alata, Quercus marilandica, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Pinus echinata, Carya texana</i>, and <i>Fraxinus americana</i>. Common herbaceous species are <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Eupatorium altissimum, Helianthus hirsutus</i>, and <i>Sporobolus clandestinus</i>. Other species include <i>Delphinium carolinianum, Dichanthelium oligosanthes, Dichanthelium linearifolium, Elymus glabriflorus, Glandularia canadensis, Stenaria nigricans, Lespedeza virginica, Monarda stipitatoglandulosa, Solidago nemoralis, Solidago petiolaris, Streptanthus maculatus ssp. obtusifolius, Yucca arkansana</i>, and others. This community occurs as small areas (0.5-10 acres), scattered on ridges and upper slopes. Outcrops and talus are scattered throughout, with calcareous inclusions.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32618-{2C9FF5BD-052A-4A3B-A659-80FB87026774}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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