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Quercus stellata - (Quercus marilandica) / Gaylussacia frondosa Acidic Hardpan Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus stellata - (Quercus marilandica) / Gaylussacia frondosa Acidic Hardpan Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association occurs on acidic clay pans in flat terrain of the Piedmont. The canopy is closed to fairly open and is dominated by <i>Quercus stellata, Quercus alba</i>, and <i>Quercus falcata</i>. Other canopy trees include <i>Pinus echinata, Acer rubrum var. rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, Quercus marilandica</i>, and <i>Quercus coccinea</i>. The subcanopy is not distinctive. The shrub layer is characteristically well-developed and consists of short deciduous heaths, including <i>Gaylussacia frondosa, Gaylussacia dumosa, Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium tenellum</i>, and <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i>. The herb layer is poorly developed. Some environments are referred to as highly acidic (pH 3.7-4.0). This association is also reported from the Carolina Slate Belt (Subsection 231Af), on acidic soils such as the Meisenheimer and Zion series.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33203-{6F55A528-B106-4D6A-AF99-B571BF0814A1} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 4
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Jul-1996 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus stellata - Carya spp. - Pinus echinata Piedmont Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685990 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004413   Translated: Post Oak - (Blackjack Oak) / Blue Huckleberry Acidic Hardpan Woodland   Common: Piedmont Acidic Hardpan Woodland   Scientific: Quercus stellata - (Quercus marilandica) / Gaylussacia frondosa Acidic Hardpan Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Quercus stellata - (Quercus marilandica) / Gaylussacia frondosa Acid Hardpan Woodland (similar) CEGL004413 (similar) Quercus stellata - (Quercus marilandica) / Gaylussacia frondosa Acidic Hardpan Woodland