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Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica var. ashei Interior Highlands Scrub Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica var. ashei Interior Highlands Scrub Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association consists of stunted (1.5-4 m tall) oak woodlands occurring on summits of the higher elevations of the Ouachitas Mountains (Mount Magazine) of Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma (above 790 m [2600 feet]). The canopy consists of open to closed stands of <i>Quercus stellata</i> and <i>Quercus marilandica var. ashei</i> (near the eastern edge of its distribution), sometimes also with <i>Quercus rubra</i> and <i>Quercus alba</i>. Although canopy trees are short-statured and almost shrubby in appearance, individual stems have well-developed trunks. Stunting of the canopy is maintained by ice storms, fog, shallow soils over rock, and periodic severe drought. Other large shrubs and small trees, such as <i>Chionanthus virginicus, Ostrya virginiana, Vaccinium arboreum, Carya tomentosa, Amelanchier arborea, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Prunus angustifolia</i>, and <i>Sassafras albidum</i>, can also reach the canopy or occur as a slightly shorter subcanopy. <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i> often forms a very open short-shrub stratum. The herb stratum includes the grasses <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and sometimes <i>Deschampsia flexuosa, Danthonia spicata</i>, or <i>Andropogon gerardii</i>. Forbs are few. The oak canopy often forms impenetrable thickets of heavily fruiting trees that are no more than 2.4-3 m (8-10 feet) tall.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32742-{0F219293-D48E-4D2B-9CD6-D21B615AA504} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 30-May-2007 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Quercus alba Ozark-Ouachita Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689425 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003884   Translated: Post Oak - Ashe's Blackjack Oak Interior Highlands Scrub Woodland   Common: Interior Highlands Post Oak Scrub Woodland   Scientific: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica var. ashei Interior Highlands Scrub Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica var. ashei Interior Highlands Scrub Woodland (similar) Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica var. ashei Interior Highlands Scrub Woodland (similar) CEGL003884