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Quercus alba - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana / Arundinaria gigantea / Cynoglossum virginianum Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus alba - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana / Arundinaria gigantea / Cynoglossum virginianum Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This mesic <i>Quercus alba</i>- and <i>Quercus rubra</i>-dominated forest community occurs on rich, mildly calcareous, mesic slopes and ravines on the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain of Arkansas. Overstory trees are tall (over 30 m [100 feet]) with many more than 1 m (3 feet) in diameter. All forest layers are well-developed with diverse midstory, shrub, and herbaceous strata. The diverse overstory is dominated by <i>Quercus alba</i>, especially on upper and mid slopes with <i>Quercus rubra</i> and <i>Fraxinus americana</i> sharing dominance on lower slopes. The midstory is diverse with abundant, large (to 38-cm [15-inch] dbh) <i>Ostrya virginiana</i> and <i>Cornus florida</i> usually dominant. The shrub layer is diverse with open to dense, continuous stands of <i>Arundinaria gigantea</i> dominating. A number of woody vines are also usually present. The herbaceous layer is most diverse in the spring and is dominated by forbs that include <i>Arisaema dracontium, Aristolochia serpentaria, Symphyotrichum cordifolium, Cynoglossum virginianum, Desmodium perplexum, Heliopsis helianthoides, Podophyllum peltatum, Polystichum acrostichoides</i>, and <i>Sanicula canadensis</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36139-{E7FB8C26-5E25-49D5-A879-71D404B5AAD5} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Oct-1999 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus alba - Carya tomentosa Mesic Coastal Plain Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687633 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007971   Translated: White Oak - Northern Red Oak / Hophornbeam / Giant Cane / Wild Comfrey Forest   Common: Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain Mesic Ravine Forest   Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana / Arundinaria gigantea / Cynoglossum virginianum Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL007971 (similar) Quercus alba - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana / Arundinaria gigantea / Cynoglossum virginianum Forest (similar) Quercus alba - Quercus rubra / Ostrya virginiana / Arundinaria gigantea / Cynoglossum virginianum Forest