Name:
Quercus falcata - Quercus (coccinea, stellata) / Vaccinium (pallidum, stamineum) Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This oak forest is at least a moderately widespread type, present in the Interior Low Plateau and Cumberlands/Southern Ridge and Valley from Kentucky to Alabama. It is typically codominated by <i>Quercus falcata, Quercus coccinea</i>, and/or <i>Quercus stellata</i>. Other canopy associates vary across its range. Additional <i>Quercus</i> species may be present in the canopy and/or subcanopy (e.g., <i>Quercus velutina</i> and <i>Quercus marilandica</i> in the Cumberland and Interior Low plateaus; <i>Quercus alba, Quercus rubra</i>, or <i>Quercus muehlenbergii</i> in the Ridge and Valley or other more montane or submontane situations) along with several <i>Carya</i> species (e.g., <i>Carya tomentosa, Carya ovata, Carya carolinae-septentrionalis</i>, or <i>Carya glabra</i>). The canopy may contain substantial coverage by <i>Pinus</i> spp. (e.g., <i>Pinus virginiana, Pinus echinata</i>), as well as <i>Liriodendron tulipifera, Fraxinus americana, Acer floridanum</i>, and/or <i>Acer saccharum</i>. The subcanopy is relatively dense, with coverage of 25-60%. Subcanopy species may include <i>Acer rubrum, Cornus florida, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, Fraxinus americana, Nyssa sylvatica, Oxydendrum arboreum, Prunus serotina var. serotina</i>, and <i>Sassafras albidum</i>. <i>Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana</i> may be prominent in the subcanopy and shrub layers of fire-suppressed examples. Shrubs may include <i>Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium arboreum, Gaylussacia baccata</i>, and rarely <i>Gaylussacia dumosa</i>. Calcareous examples may have coverage by <i>Frangula caroliniana</i> and <i>Symphoricarpos orbiculatus</i>. Herbaceous species present nearly always include <i>Smilax glauca, Rhus copallinum, Toxicodendron radicans, Vitis rotundifolia</i>, and <i>Chimaphila maculata</i>. Other typical herbs include <i>Aristolochia serpentaria, Symphyotrichum dumosum, Clitoria mariana, Cypripedium acaule, Desmodium nudiflorum, Euphorbia corollata, Galium circaezans, Ipomoea pandurata, Solidago odora, Tephrosia virginiana, Potentilla simplex, Gillenia stipulata, Pteridium aquilinum, Piptochaetium avenaceum, Lespedeza</i> spp., <i>Dichanthelium</i> spp., <i>Coreopsis major, Mimosa microphylla</i>, and <i>Hypericum hypericoides</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35516-{8906C242-22AD-427C-97CC-6309C233E3D9}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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