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Quercus (alba, coccinea, falcata, velutina) / Kalmia latifolia Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus (alba, coccinea, falcata, velutina) / Kalmia latifolia Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This community consists of deciduous forests on terraces 1-3 m (3-10 feet) above the banks of medium-sized, high-energy rivers in the Cumberlands and Ridge and Valley regions of Alabama and possibly Tennessee. These forests are unusual in that they are flooded yearly, yet they retain a canopy dominated by oaks more common on drier slopes. Any combination of <i>Quercus alba, Quercus falcata, Quercus coccinea</i>, and <i>Quercus velutina</i> dominates along with more traditional bottomland tree species such as <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i> and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i>. The shrub layer has at least 30% cover and tends to be dominated by <i>Kalmia latifolia</i> with other shrubs such as <i>Calycanthus floridus, Corylus cornuta, Hamamelis virginiana, Viburnum</i> spp., and others. The herbaceous stratum is sparse to moderate and contains <i>Chasmanthium sessiliflorum</i> (at least 10% cover). 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32944-{4DE1378A-24F0-434F-9FAF-2404913F9ED9}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 12
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 09-Sep-2004 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.740220 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004098
  Translated: (White Oak, Scarlet Oak, Southern Red Oak, Black Oak) / Mountain Laurel Forest
  Common: Southern Cumberland High-Energy River Oak Terrace Forest
  Scientific: Quercus (alba, coccinea, falcata, velutina) / Kalmia latifolia Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Quercus (alba, coccinea, falcata, velutina) / Kalmia latifolia Temporarily Flooded Forest
(similar) Quercus (alba, coccinea, falcata, velutina) / Kalmia latifolia Temporarily Flooded Forest