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Quercus alba - Carya tomentosa / Oxydendrum arboreum / Gaylussacia frondosa Coastal Plain Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus alba - Carya tomentosa / Oxydendrum arboreum / Gaylussacia frondosa Coastal Plain Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association is a dry-mesic oak-hickory forest of Coastal Plain bluffs, dissected slopes, and isolated ridges. The canopy has <i>Quercus alba</i> generally most abundant. <i>Carya tomentosa, Quercus velutina, Quercus rubra, Quercus nigra, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera</i>, and <i>Pinus taeda</i> are frequent. The understory is dominated by varying combinations of <i>Oxydendrum arboreum, Cornus florida, Ilex opaca</i>, and <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i>, sometimes with <i>Persea palustris</i> or <i>Magnolia virginiana</i>, along with the canopy species. Frequent shrub species are <i>Gaylussacia frondosa, Symplocos tinctoria, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium tenellum, Hamamelis virginiana</i>, and <i>Styrax americanus</i>. Other species include <i>Morella cerifera, Callicarpa americana</i>, and <i>Vaccinium arboreum</i>. Wetland species such as <i>Ilex glabra</i> or <i>Clethra alnifolia</i> are often present in small numbers. The herb layer is generally sparse, with <i>Chasmanthium laxum, Mitchella repens</i>, and <i>Hexastylis arifolia</i> the most frequent species.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33151-{9C7C012A-4CB4-41BE-83CD-D5A3478F78D1} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 32
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 20-Feb-2009 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus alba - Carya tomentosa Mesic Coastal Plain Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.821455 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004321   Translated: White Oak - Mockernut Hickory / Sourwood / Blue Huckleberry Coastal Plain Forest   Common: Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry-Mesic Oak - Hickory Forest   Scientific: Quercus alba - Carya tomentosa / Oxydendrum arboreum / Gaylussacia frondosa Coastal Plain Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Quercus alba - Carya alba / Oxydendrum arboreum - Ilex opaca / Gaylussacia frondosa - Symplocos tinctoria - Vaccinium stamineum Coastal Plain Forest