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Fraxinus quadrangulata - Quercus macrocarpa - Quercus muehlenbergii / Arundinaria gigantea / Elymus spp. Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Fraxinus quadrangulata - Quercus macrocarpa - Quercus muehlenbergii / Arundinaria gigantea / Elymus spp. Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This historic community was restricted to the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. The tree layer was dominated by variable mixtures of <i>Fraxinus quadrangulata, Quercus macrocarpa</i>, and <i>Quercus muehlenbergii</i>, with various other species as well, especially <i>Juglans nigra, Aesculus glabra</i>, and <i>Gymnocladus dioicus</i>, and in moister areas <i>Carya laciniosa</i> and <i>Quercus shumardii</i>. <i>Arundinaria gigantea</i> was locally dominant, and sometimes very extensive. This type graded locally to <i>Arundinaria</i>-dominated areas with scattered to nearly absent trees [see ~<i>Fraxinus quadrangulata - Quercus macrocarpa / Arundinaria gigantea</i> Open Woodland Alliance (A0794)$$]. Shrubs include <i>Symphoricarpos orbiculatus</i>. The herb layer was well-developed in more open areas (probably as a result of fire and bison-browse), with species such as <i>Trifolium stoloniferum, Elymus</i> spp., <i>Ageratina altissima var. altissima, Amphicarpaea bracteata</i>, and possibly <i>Tridens flavus</i> and <i>Poa pratensis</i>?. The presence of <i>Acer saccharum</i> in present vegetation related to this historic type is a symptom of fire suppression.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33224-{2DB8265D-B8BA-4302-A197-24A602CEC6D5} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Apr-1996 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus muehlenbergii - Fraxinus quadrangulata - Juniperus virginiana Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689214 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004436   Translated: Blue Ash - Bur Oak - Chinquapin Oak / Giant Cane / Wildrye species Woodland   Common: Bluegrass Cane Woodland   Scientific: Fraxinus quadrangulata - Quercus macrocarpa - Quercus muehlenbergii / Arundinaria gigantea / Elymus spp. Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL004436 (similar) Fraxinus quadrangulata - Quercus macrocarpa - Quercus muehlenbergii / Arundinaria gigantea ssp. gigantea / Elymus spp. Woodland (similar) Fraxinus quadrangulata - Quercus macrocarpa - Quercus muehlenbergii / Arundinaria gigantea ssp. gigantea / Elymus spp. Woodland