Name:
Fagus grandifolia - Quercus rubra / Cornus florida / Polystichum acrostichoides - Hexastylis virginica Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This association represents the more typical mesic mixed hardwood forest of the Piedmont from North Carolina to Georgia. The canopy of stands of this association is dominated by mesophytic trees such as <i>Fagus grandifolia, Quercus rubra, Liriodendron tulipifera, Acer rubrum</i>, and in the western Piedmont, <i>Tsuga canadensis</i>. Typical understory trees include <i>Cornus florida, Oxydendrum arboreum, Acer rubrum</i>, and <i>Ilex opaca</i>. Shrub species may include <i>Vaccinium stamineum, Viburnum rafinesqueanum, Euonymus americanus</i>, and sometimes <i>Kalmia latifolia</i>. The herb layer is often moderately dense and diverse, though it may be sparse under heavy shade. Herb species may include <i>Polystichum acrostichoides, Viola</i> spp., <i>Dichanthelium</i> spp., <i>Galium circaezans, Hexastylis arifolia, Hexastylis minor, Desmodium nudiflorum, Erythronium umbilicatum ssp. umbilicatum, Chamaelirium luteum, Epifagus virginiana, Tiarella cordifolia var. collina, Heuchera americana, Stellaria pubera, Podophyllum peltatum, Prenanthes serpentaria, Thalictrum thalictroides, Chrysogonum virginianum var. virginianum, Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa, Thelypteris noveboracensis</i>, and <i>Botrychium virginianum</i>. Exact composition varies locally with position on slope and nature of soil. Western Piedmont sites often have increasing importance of <i>Tsuga canadensis, Rhododendron</i> spp., and other species that are more typical of the Southern Blue Ridge.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36526-{F1022874-9F01-4D61-9C59-9045FB3AC970}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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