Name:
Quercus rubra - Tilia americana var. heterophylla - (Halesia tetraptera var. monticola) / Collinsonia canadensis - Prosartes lanuginosa Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This community is a <i>Quercus rubra</i>-dominated rich forest of protected steep, rocky slopes at intermediate elevations (mostly 800-1400 m [2600-4600 feet]) in the Southern Appalachians. Its distribution is not completely known, but appears to be concentrated in the southern part of the Southern Blue Ridge, in southwestern North Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and possibly northern Georgia. This forest has a canopy dominated by <i>Quercus rubra</i> (25-50% cover) occurring with lesser amounts of <i>Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Fraxinus americana, Acer saccharum, Betula lenta</i>, and <i>Carya glabra</i>. <i>Halesia tetraptera var. monticola</i> is an important canopy associate over parts of the range, particularly in the Great Smoky Mountains. Other minor canopy and subcanopy trees include <i>Liriodendron tulipifera, Magnolia acuminata, Acer pensylvanicum, Acer rubrum, Aesculus flava, Carya cordiformis</i>, and <i>Prunus serotina</i>. The shrub stratum is open, made up of saplings from the canopy and subcanopy, with no clear dominant. Herbs are sparse to moderate in coverage, with relatively high species richness. Herbs with the highest coverages are <i>Collinsonia canadensis, Polystichum acrostichoides, Prosartes lanuginosa, Actaea racemosa, Thelypteris noveboracensis</i>, and <i>Impatiens pallida</i>. Other typical herbs are <i>Actaea pachypoda, Ageratina altissima var. roanensis, Agrostis</i> spp., <i>Arisaema triphyllum, Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides, Caulophyllum thalictroides, Desmodium nudiflorum, Dioscorea quaternata, Dryopteris marginalis, Galium lanceolatum, Laportea canadensis, Maianthemum racemosum, Phegopteris hexagonoptera, Polygonatum biflorum, Sanguinaria canadensis, Smilax herbacea, Solidago curtisii, Tradescantia subaspera</i>, and <i>Viola cucullata</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36062-{283D2868-4C83-486C-A249-03131121CBA7}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
41
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