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Quercus (falcata, stellata) / Quercus marilandica / Gaylussacia (baccata, dumosa) Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus (falcata, stellata) / Quercus marilandica / Gaylussacia (baccata, dumosa) Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This woodland occurs on flat dry uplands of the southeastern Highland Rim in Tennessee. The open canopy consists primarily of <i>Quercus falcata</i> and/or <i>Quercus stellata</i>. Subcanopy species include <i>Quercus stellata</i>, along with <i>Quercus marilandica</i> and in some cases <i>Oxydendrum arboreum</i> and <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i>. <i>Vaccinium arboreum</i> and <i>Vaccinium fuscatum</i> often occur in the tall-shrub layer, which can be very sparse (7% cover of a 20x20-m plot) or dense (70% of a 20x20-m plot). The low-shrub layer is dominated by <i>Gaylussacia baccata</i> and/or <i>Gaylussacia dumosa</i>. Other vascular plants are few; these include In some examples, <i>Pteridium aquilinum, Smilax glauca</i>, and scattered <i>Andropogon</i> spp., including <i>Andropogon virginicus, Andropogon glomeratus</i>, and <i>Andropogon ternarius</i>. <i>Pteridium aquilinum</i> may be prominent, approaching 10% cover in some areas. The relation of this community to past fire history is unknown; however, at Arnold Air Force Base, 60% of plots in this community either showed direct evidence of past logging (stumps present) or were located near old road beds. The soils in this distinctive area are generally loessal material over limestone residuum. In many cases a hardpan has formed in the soil which retards movement of water in the soil, leading to distinctive vegetation. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33691-{337CDA51-0A59-4997-9E2E-0156FA30F1FC}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Oct-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688480 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004922
  Translated: (Southern Red Oak, Post Oak) / Blackjack Oak / (Black Huckleberry, Dwarf Huckleberry) Woodland
  Common: Southeastern Highland Rim Blackjack Oak Barrens
  Scientific: Quercus (falcata, stellata) / Quercus marilandica / Gaylussacia (baccata, dumosa) Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL004922
(similar) Quercus (falcata, stellata) / Quercus marilandica / Gaylussacia (baccata, dumosa) Woodland
(similar) Quercus (falcata, stellata) / Quercus marilandica / Gaylussacia (baccata, dumosa) Woodland