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Quercus montana - Quercus alba / Oxydendrum arboreum / Kalmia latifolia Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus montana - Quercus alba / Oxydendrum arboreum / Kalmia latifolia Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association occurs on steep, typically north-facing bluffs in the Piedmont of the Carolinas, ranging south to Alabama and possibly north to Virginia. The canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus alba, Quercus montana, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Acer rubrum var. rubrum</i>. The subcanopy is strongly dominated by <i>Oxydendrum arboreum</i>. Other canopy and subcanopy trees may include <i>Quercus coccinea, Quercus stellata, Quercus velutina, Cornus florida, Pinus echinata</i>, and <i>Pinus virginiana</i>. The shrub stratum is characteristically dense, and is dominated by <i>Kalmia latifolia</i>; other shrubs may include <i>Symplocos tinctoria, Gaylussacia frondosa, Vaccinium stamineum</i>, and <i>Amorpha schwerinii</i>. The herb stratum is sparse and of low diversity, though typical herbs and subshrubs include <i>Epigaea repens, Hexastylis virginica, Chimaphila maculata, Monotropa hypopitys, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Iris verna var. verna</i>. This community occurs on more-or-less steep slopes, over acidic soils (pH 4.2) with low nutrient availability.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33205-{C6603F64-BF61-4207-A225-52C73EB43EB7} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 16
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 31-Dec-2012 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus montana - Quercus falcata Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687818 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004415   Translated: Chestnut Oak - White Oak / Sourwood / Mountain Laurel Forest   Common: Piedmont Chestnut Oak / Heath Bluff   Scientific: Quercus montana - Quercus alba / Oxydendrum arboreum / Kalmia latifolia Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Quercus prinus - Quercus alba / Oxydendrum arboreum / Kalmia latifolia Forest (similar) CEGL004415 (similar) Quercus prinus - Quercus alba / Oxydendrum arboreum / Kalmia latifolia Forest