Name:
Quercus montana - Carya spp. - Quercus velutina / Vaccinium arboreum / Iris verna var. smalliana Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This association accommodates mesic to dry-mesic forests of the Alabama Piedmont-Coastal Plain-Ridge and Valley transition region and is also documented from the Coastal Plain transition to the Interior Low Plateau of northwestern Alabama and southern middle Tennessee. The canopy is strongly dominated by <i>Quercus montana, Carya tomentosa</i> (and/or other <i>Carya</i> spp.), and <i>Quercus velutina</i>. Other tree species present include <i>Quercus falcata, Quercus alba, Quercus stellata, Carya glabra</i>, and <i>Pinus echinata</i>. Understory woody species include <i>Cornus florida, Nyssa sylvatica</i>, and <i>Oxydendrum arboreum</i>. Shrubs and woody vines include <i>Aesculus pavia, Asimina parviflora, Ceanothus americanus, Epigaea repens, Euonymus americanus, Gaylussacia dumosa, Hydrangea quercifolia, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Rhododendron canescens, Smilax glauca, Smilax rotundifolia, Symplocos tinctoria, Toxicodendron pubescens, Toxicodendron radicans, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium elliottii, Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium stamineum</i>, and <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i>. Herbs and herbaceous vines present include <i>Coreopsis major, Desmodium nudiflorum, Dioscorea villosa, Elephantopus tomentosus, Hexastylis arifolia, Iris verna var. smalliana, Maianthemum racemosum, Mimosa microphylla, Mitchella repens, Silphium compositum, Tephrosia virginiana</i>, and <i>Uvularia perfoliata</i>. Ferns include <i>Polystichum acrostichoides</i> and <i>Pteridium aquilinum</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35525-{5E5A64AF-AF52-4971-A583-A70585D05C2E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
19
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