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Quercus montana - Quercus stellata - Carya glabra / Vaccinium arboreum - Viburnum rufidulum Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus montana - Quercus stellata - Carya glabra / Vaccinium arboreum - Viburnum rufidulum Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This is an oak-hickory forest of the Piedmont which is found on various mafic volcanic substrates, including amphibolite. These forests may occur as a matrix surrounding herbaceous glades. The canopy of stands typically contains <i>Quercus montana, Carya pallida, Quercus stellata, Quercus marilandica, Carya glabra</i>, and <i>Pinus echinata</i>. The subcanopy may contain <i>Carya pallida, Quercus marilandica, Cercis canadensis</i>, and <i>Cornus florida</i>. Shrubs include <i>Rhus copallinum, Ptelea trifoliata, Viburnum rufidulum, Asimina parviflora, Styrax grandifolius, Vaccinium arboreum</i>, and <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i>. The rare shrub <i>Amorpha schwerinii</i> may be present within its limited range. Some woody vines which may be present include <i>Cocculus carolinus</i> and <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i>. Some typical herbs (all of which may have low cover values) may include <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Tragia urticifolia, Dichanthelium</i> sp., <i>Piptochaetium avenaceum, Coreopsis major, Tephrosia virginiana, Pityopsis graminifolia</i>, and <i>Solidago odora var. odora</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33206-{6F1F2D83-DE84-483C-8485-BBACBB75DDF6}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 13
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 31-May-2001 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683611 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004416
  Translated: Chestnut Oak - Post Oak - Pignut Hickory / Farkleberry - Rusty Blackhaw Forest
  Common: Piedmont Mafic Xeric Oak Forest
  Scientific: Quercus montana - Quercus stellata - Carya glabra / Vaccinium arboreum - Viburnum rufidulum Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL004416
(similar) Quercus prinus - Quercus stellata - Carya glabra / Vaccinium arboreum - Viburnum rufidulum Forest
(similar) Quercus prinus - Quercus stellata - Carya glabra / Vaccinium arboreum - Viburnum rufidulum Forest