Name:
Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Carya ovalis / Acer saccharum / Polystichum acrostichoides Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This is a dry-mesic to mesic, low-montane oak-hickory forest of the Ridge and Valley, Cumberland Mountains, and adjacent Southern Blue Ridge. It has moderately high species diversity, with a variable mixed overstory of <i>Quercus rubra, Quercus alba, Carya ovalis, Carya ovata, Carya tomentosa, Liriodendron tulipifera</i> and, less frequently, <i>Carya cordiformis, Magnolia acuminata, Quercus velutina</i>, and <i>Quercus montana</i>. The most characteristic subcanopy species are <i>Acer rubrum, Acer saccharum, Fraxinus americana, Sassafras albidum, Nyssa sylvatica, Oxydendrum arboreum, Ulmus rubra, Cornus florida</i>, and <i>Ostrya virginiana</i>. Shrubs of various heights are commonly present; these may include <i>Frangula caroliniana, Corylus cornuta, Corylus americana, Vaccinium stamineum, Cercis canadensis, Asimina triloba, Morus rubra</i>, and <i>Lindera benzoin</i>. The herb layer is often diverse; the most constant patch-dominants include <i>Polystichum acrostichoides, Desmodium nudiflorum, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Dichanthelium boscii, Actaea racemosa</i>, and <i>Ageratina altissima var. altissima</i>. Some other herbs include <i>Podophyllum peltatum, Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum, Desmodium pauciflorum, Desmodium glutinosum, Galium circaezans, Uvularia perfoliata, Dioscorea quaternata, Arisaema triphyllum, Conopholis americana, Geranium maculatum, Solidago curtisii, Scutellaria elliptica, Brachyelytrum erectum, Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum, Collinsonia canadensis</i>, and <i>Polymnia canadensis</i>. Many other mesophytic and dry-mesophytic herbs occur at low cover. The canopy is generally closed (>75% cover).
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35504-{99968AEB-5FAD-4D3D-ADDB-E72C79B1AF37}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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