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Quercus alba / Kalmia latifolia Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus alba / Kalmia latifolia Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This community comprises <i>Quercus alba</i>-dominated forests on exposed, rocky ridges and convex upper slopes at high elevations (&gt;915 m [3000 feet]). The shrub stratum is dominated by <i>Kalmia latifolia</i>, occurring as patches or with continuous cover (&gt;25%). In some parts of this forest's range, <i>Gaylussacia ursina</i> is dominant in the often dense low-shrub stratum. Herbaceous cover is typical of xeric <i>Quercus</i>-and-<i>Carya</i>-dominated forests in the area, with <i>Carex pensylvanica, Chimaphila maculata, Euphorbia corollata, Galax urceolata, Galium latifolium, Goodyera pubescens, Hexastylis shuttleworthii, Iris verna var. smalliana, Medeola virginiana</i> typical. The shrub/sapling stratum often has a high coverage of <i>Castanea</i> stump sprouts and also includes <i>Castanea pumila, Sassafras albidum, Oxydendrum arboreum</i>, and <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35545-{C141E48A-BEC0-4F82-A2E6-C3F18819B96F}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 20
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Jun-1994 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689836 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007295
  Translated: White Oak / Mountain Laurel Forest
  Common: Southern Blue Ridge High-Elevation White Oak Forest
  Scientific: Quercus alba / Kalmia latifolia Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL007295
(similar) Quercus alba / Kalmia latifolia Forest
(similar) Quercus alba / Kalmia latifolia Forest