Name:
Quercus montana - Quercus (alba, coccinea) / Viburnum acerifolium - (Kalmia latifolia) Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This chestnut oak - mixed oak forest community is found in the Allegheny Plateau region of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Stands occur on dry to subxeric upper slopes and narrow ridgetops. Soils are shallow and occur over non-calcareous bedrock of sandstone, conglomerate, or shale. Tree species commonly include <i>Quercus montana</i> and <i>Quercus coccinea</i>, along with <i>Quercus alba, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Quercus velutina</i>. <i>Castanea dentata</i> was a major component in the past and may be evident as root sprouts and/or decaying stumps and logs. Other associates can include <i>Acer rubrum var. rubrum, Carya tomentosa, Nyssa sylvatica, Oxydendrum arboreum</i>, and occasional <i>Pinus</i> spp. (<i>Pinus echinata, Pinus rigida, Pinus virginiana</i>). Tall shrubs and small trees can include <i>Cornus florida, Sassafras albidum</i>, and <i>Viburnum acerifolium</i>. Characteristic dwarf-shrubs and vines include <i>Gaylussacia baccata, Gaultheria procumbens, Smilax glauca, Smilax rotundifolia, Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium stamineum</i>, and, more locally, <i>Kalmia latifolia</i>. The herbaceous layer includes <i>Antennaria plantaginifolia, Symphyotrichum cordifolium, Carex pensylvanica, Cypripedium acaule, Danthonia spicata, Epigaea repens, Helianthus divaricatus, Helianthus hirsutus, Dichanthelium dichotomum, Polystichum acrostichoides</i>, and others. Lichens (<i>Cladonia</i> spp.) and mosses can form a prominent layer.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33791-{45F084F0-93D3-4467-800A-37AFE3BF77D4}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
33
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