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Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Carya (tomentosa, pallida) Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Carya (tomentosa, pallida) Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This community occurs on xeric sites in the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of western Tennessee and northern Mississippi. Such sites may include sandy river bluffs, sandy uplands, or even clayey uplands. In all cases the woodland structure is believed to be maintained in part by xerophytic conditions, although fire was likely an important process that historically favored open stands. Due to fire suppression, large areas of this type have been lost. Remaining stands may have greater overstory density and somewhat altered species composition with notable declines in <i>Quercus marilandica</i> abundance. Intact, high-quality examples of this community have a somewhat stunted and open canopy dominated by <i>Quercus stellata</i> and <i>Quercus marilandica</i>. Other typical canopy species include <i>Carya pallida</i> and/or <i>Carya tomentosa</i>. The understory is <i>Vaccinium arboreum, Quercus marilandica, Quercus stellata</i>, and <i>Carya pallida</i>. The herb layer is a mix of herbs with some grasses, but <i>Opuntia humifusa</i> is the most noteworthy indicator of the xeric conditions, at least in stands on sandy soil above the Wolf River of west Tennessee.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32801-{1D39EAF2-16C0-4887-A09E-10EAAB36A2EA} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 6
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 27-Oct-2003 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus stellata - Quercus falcata - Quercus alba Interior Low Plateau Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683601 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003952   Translated: Post Oak - Blackjack Oak - (Mockernut Hickory, Sand Hickory) Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain Woodland   Common: Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain Post Oak Woodland   Scientific: Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Carya (tomentosa, pallida) Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Carya (alba, pallida) Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain Woodland (similar) Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Carya (alba, pallida) Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain Woodland