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Acer rubrum - Quercus spp. / Smilax spp. Serpentine Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Acer rubrum - Quercus spp. / Smilax spp. Serpentine Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This serpentine plant community is associated with soils derived from weathered serpentine bedrock and typically occurs on upper slopes and interfluves with a southerly aspect. Soils are typically silt loams, greater than 30 cm deep. In Pennsylvania serpentine barrens, the forest or woodland canopy is dominated by <i>Acer rubrum</i> and <i>Quercus alba</i>, as well as other oak species, including <i>Quercus falcata, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Quercus velutina</i>. On Staten Island, New York, the canopy includes <i>Betula populifolia</i> and <i>Populus tremuloides</i> in addition to <i>Quercus velutina</i> and <i>Sassafras albidum</i>. The subcanopy is characterized by <i>Acer rubrum, Quercus alba, Nyssa sylvatica</i>, and <i>Prunus serotina</i>. The shrub layer is dominated by <i>Smilax rotundifolia</i> and/or <i>Smilax glauca</i>. <i>Vaccinium pallidum, Rubus allegheniensis, Gaylussacia baccata, Prunus serotina, Morella pensylvanica, Rhus copallinum</i>, and/or <i>Viburnum recognitum</i> may also be present in the shrub layer. The herbaceous layer under the canopy cover is depauperate and typically dominated by <i>Smilax rotundifolia, Smilax glauca</i>, and <i>Microstegium vimineum</i>. Other typical herbaceous species include <i>Danthonia spicata, Carex glaucodea</i>, and <i>Lonicera japonica</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35081-{392EC669-5A7E-44A1-A80E-A2DBFDF1BC1D} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 20-Sep-2005 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus velutina - Quercus alba Eastern Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.787680 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006438   Translated: Red Maple - Oak species / Greenbrier species Serpentine Forest   Common: Red Maple - Oak / Greenbrier Serpentine Forest   Scientific: Acer rubrum - Quercus spp. / Smilax spp. Serpentine Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Acer rubrum - Quercus spp. / Smilax spp. Serpentine Forest