Name:
Pinus strobus - Quercus alba - (Carya tomentosa) / Gaylussacia ursina Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This association covers mesic pine-oak-hickory in the Cumberlands and Southern Ridge and Valley, Southern Blue Ridge Escarpment and in the Piedmont transition, found below 885 m (2900 feet) elevation, on protected ridges, mid- to upper slopes, and in disturbed bottoms. Canopies are dominated by variable mixtures of <i>Pinus strobus, Quercus alba, Quercus velutina, Carya tomentosa</i>, and <i>Acer rubrum</i>. Other canopy species may include <i>Liriodendron tulipifera, Tsuga canadensis, Quercus rubra, Quercus falcata, Quercus montana</i>, and <i>Magnolia fraseri</i>. Subcanopy and saplings include canopy species and <i>Cornus florida, Halesia tetraptera, Oxydendrum arboreum</i>, and <i>Nyssa sylvatica</i>. Shrub layers are moderate to dense, with <i>Gaylussacia ursina</i> and <i>Kalmia latifolia</i> most commonly dominating. Other shrubs include <i>Rhododendron minus, Rhododendron maximum, Symplocos tinctoria, Arundinaria gigantea, Castanea dentata, Sassafras albidum, Amelanchier arborea, Pyrularia pubera</i>, and <i>Hydrangea radiata</i>. The herb stratum is sparse, although ferns (<i>Thelypteris noveboracensis, Dennstaedtia punctilobula</i> and <i>Polystichum acrostichoides</i>) may occasionally dominate. Common herbs include <i>Chimaphila maculata, Viola hastata, Goodyera pubescens, Maianthemum racemosum, Polygonatum biflorum, Monotropa uniflora, Trillium catesbaei, Desmodium nudiflorum, Eutrochium purpureum, Galium circaezans, Galium latifolium, Galax urceolata, Hexastylis shuttleworthii, Medeola virginiana, Mitchella repens</i>, and <i>Houstonia purpurea</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35720-{AA406E74-5B7F-4158-8083-4D0A55832C03}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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