Name:
Quercus montana - Quercus rubra - Carya spp. - Fraxinus americana / Solidago sphacelata Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This is a dry-mesic forest found on apparently circumneutral slopes in the Southern Blue Ridge of Tennessee (Polk County). The canopy of stands of this forest is dominated by <i>Quercus montana, Quercus rubra, Carya glabra, Carya tomentosa, Carya ovata, Fraxinus americana</i>, and <i>Ulmus alata</i>. The subcanopy and tall-shrub strata contain, in addition to some of the canopy taxa, <i>Acer rubrum, Acer saccharum, Celtis occidentalis, Cercis canadensis, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Nyssa sylvatica, Ostrya virginiana</i>, and <i>Prunus serotina</i>. Some low shrubs and woody vines include <i>Euonymus americanus, Hydrangea cinerea, Philadelphus hirsutus, Rubus allegheniensis, Vaccinium arboreum, Viburnum acerifolium, Bignonia capreolata, Cocculus carolinus, Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>, and <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i>. On some of the slopes, <i>Solidago sphacelata</i> is an aspect dominant. Other herbs include <i>Dichanthelium boscii</i> (with higher values), <i>Acalypha gracilens, Agalinis setacea, Arabis laevigata, Asclepias variegata, Asplenium platyneuron, Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes, Eurybia divaricata, Campanula divaricata, Carex sparganioides, Desmodium</i> sp., <i>Dryopteris marginalis, Eupatorium sessilifolium, Helianthus microcephalus, Heuchera americana, Penstemon canescens, Pityopsis graminifolia, Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana, Pycnanthemum</i> sp., <i>Sedum ternatum, Solidago juncea, Symphyotrichum</i> spp., and <i>Thaspium barbinode</i>. This association occupies extensive areas between Big Rock Island and "The Narrows" at an elevation of about 300-350 m (1025-1175 feet). It is best developed on exposed areas and convex surfaces. This is a more-or-less closed-canopy forest with some open areas where there are massive bedrock exposures or shaly areas. Upslope, this vegetation grades into <i>Pinus echinata</i> and/or <i>Pinus virginiana</i> forests and woodlands, and downslope it grades into deciduous floodplain and riverfront forests.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36602-{6E07CBBA-AFCB-462E-B425-BCDE14702F7B}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
2
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