Name:
Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Carya ovata / Cercis canadensis - Juniperus virginiana Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This dry-mesic late-successional Appalachian forest occurs on slopes with southerly aspects and well-drained upland soils. The canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus alba, Quercus rubra, Carya ovata</i>, and <i>Carya tomentosa</i>. Other <i>Quercus</i> species are common in the canopy (<i>Quercus falcata, Quercus stellata, Quercus coccinea, Quercus muehlenbergii</i>, and <i>Quercus velutina</i>). Other canopy species can include <i>Pinus virginiana, Pinus echinata, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Quercus montana, Liriodendron tulipifera</i>, and <i>Fraxinus americana</i>. A mixture of calciphilic and acidophilic trees are present in the subcanopy, including <i>Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Acer leucoderme, Nyssa sylvatica, Cornus florida, Acer rubrum</i>, and <i>Oxydendrum arboreum</i>. <i>Acer saccharum, Acer nigrum</i>, or <i>Acer leucoderme</i> are sometimes present in the canopy and are often common in the lower strata (subcanopy, tall-shrub, and low-shrub). Other species in the shrub strata include <i>Cornus florida, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Ulmus alata, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium arboreum, Viburnum rufidulum, Frangula caroliniana</i>, and <i>Ostrya virginiana</i>. The herbaceous layer can be moderately dense to somewhat sparse. Possible herbaceous species are <i>Polystichum acrostichoides, Hexastylis arifolia var. ruthii, Dioscorea quaternata, Galium circaezans, Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Zizia aptera, Chamaelirium luteum, Desmodium nudiflorum, Desmodium rotundifolium</i>, and other <i>Desmodium</i> species.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35510-{1329D2EE-1FF2-41E4-98B3-99C8898AC04F}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
2
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