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Quercus alba - Quercus stellata / Ostrya virginiana - Acer floridanum / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus alba - Quercus stellata / Ostrya virginiana - Acer floridanum / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This dry oak-hickory forest occurs on subcalcareous substrates in northern Alabama, northwestern Georgia, and possibly adjacent states. It is dominated by <i>Quercus alba</i> and <i>Quercus stellata</i>, with other canopy components including <i>Quercus shumardii, Quercus rubra, Carya glabra, Carya tomentosa</i>, and <i>Pinus echinata</i>. The subcanopy is well-developed and consists of <i>Ostrya virginiana, Acer floridanum, Nyssa sylvatica, Ulmus alata</i>, and <i>Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana</i>. Shrubs and woody vines include <i>Vaccinium stamineum, Crataegus</i> sp., <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Smilax glauca</i>. Herbs can include <i>Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Dichanthelium boscii, Dichanthelium</i> spp., and <i>Carex</i> spp. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36508-{72CCDDD9-4ACF-4829-BA34-7EC2A8D208EA}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 5
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 27-Sep-2005 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686572 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL008443
  Translated: White Oak - Post Oak / Hophornbeam - Southern Sugar Maple / Longleaf Woodoats Forest
  Common: White Oak - Post Oak Subcalcareous Forest
  Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus stellata / Ostrya virginiana - Acer floridanum / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL008443
(similar) Quercus alba - Quercus stellata / Ostrya virginiana - Acer barbatum / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum Forest
(similar) Quercus alba - Quercus stellata / Ostrya virginiana - Acer barbatum / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum Forest