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Quercus rubra / Rhododendron catawbiense - Rhododendron arborescens Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus rubra / Rhododendron catawbiense - Rhododendron arborescens Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association consists of open woodlands dominated by stunted red oaks, over a dense layer of ericaceous shrubs in the high elevations (greater than 1200 m [4000 feet]) of the Southern Blue Ridge. The canopy is usually dominated by <i>Quercus rubra</i>, but significant amounts of <i>Quercus alba</i> are also typically present. <i>Amelanchier laevis</i> and <i>Sorbus americana</i> occur over a dense shrub layer of <i>Rhododendron catawbiense, Rhododendron arborescens, Rhododendron calendulaceum, Rhododendron maximum, Menziesia pilosa, Gaylussacia ursina, Eubotrys recurva, Vaccinium simulatum</i>, and <i>Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33289-{ECEE5ABB-04CE-4E64-B148-271FFFFE1BA1}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 3
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 10-Jun-2004 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689416 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004503
  Translated: Northern Red Oak / Catawba Rosebay - Smooth Azalea Woodland
  Common: Southern Blue Ridge Heath Bald Oak Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus rubra / Rhododendron catawbiense - Rhododendron arborescens Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Quercus rubra / Rhododendron catawbiense - Rhododendron arborescens Woodland
(similar) CEGL004503
(similar) Quercus rubra / Rhododendron catawbiense - Rhododendron arborescens Woodland