Name:
Quercus rubra - Tilia americana var. heterophylla - Carya carolinae-septentrionalis / Acer floridanum / Hydrangea quercifolia Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This is a rich basic cove or mixed hardwood forest from the Southern Ridge and Valley of Alabama. This is north of the range of <i>Magnolia grandiflora</i>, south of the range of <i>Acer saccharum</i> and <i>Aesculus flava</i>, and within the range of <i>Quercus rubra, Tilia americana var. heterophylla</i>, and <i>Acer floridanum</i>. Stands are typically found on mid to lower slopes (typically steep) on rich calcareous substrates, such as sedimentary limestones, in the Southern Ridge and Valley of Alabama. The canopy of stands is dominated by <i>Tilia americana var. heterophylla, Fagus grandifolia, Quercus rubra</i> and/or <i>Quercus alba, Carya carolinae-septentrionalis</i>, and <i>Quercus muehlenbergii</i>. Some stands may contain <i>Quercus montana, Quercus shumardii, Fraxinus americana, Liriodendron tulipifera, Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Carya cordiformis, Carya glabra, Carya ovata, Juglans nigra, Nyssa sylvatica, Prunus serotina, Diospyros virginiana</i>, and/or <i>Acer floridanum</i> in their canopies. Some other subcanopy and tall-shrub components include <i>Acer leucoderme, Asimina triloba, Cercis canadensis, Frangula caroliniana, Sassafras albidum, Ulmus rubra, Morus rubra, Prunus serotina, Magnolia tripetala, Ostrya virginiana, Oxydendrum arboreum, Halesia tetraptera, Hamamelis virginiana, Acer rubrum, Cornus florida, Aesculus pavia, Viburnum acerifolium, Styrax grandifolius, Euonymus americanus</i>, and <i>Cornus alternifolia</i>. The shrub layers may contain the aforementioned species, as well as a fair abundance of <i>Acer floridanum</i> and <i>Aesculus parviflora</i>. Woody vines include <i>Berchemia scandens, Bignonia capreolata, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Vitis aestivalis</i>, and <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i>. The herbaceous component is luxuriant and diverse. <i>Croomia pauciflora</i> may be quite abundant in some stands.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36549-{57573022-86B3-423C-AC3B-461E325E85B4}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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