Name:
Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Quercus alba Ozark-Ouachita Woodland Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This alliance encompasses dry post oak - blackjack oak woodlands and open forests primarily of the Ozark and Ouachita ecoregions. <i>Quercus marilandica</i> and <i>Quercus stellata</i> are characteristic. Other typical tree species include <i>Quercus alba, Quercus falcata</i>, and <i>Quercus velutina</i>, with or without <i>Carya</i> species. Typical understory species include <i>Vaccinium arboreum, Amelanchier arborea</i>, and <i>Ostrya virginiana</i>. The tree canopy is short (6-15 m [20-50 feet]), slow-growing, and open, and may be stunted. Tree crowns are spreading, open, and limby. The understory is poorly developed and consists of widely scattered shrubs. They are most commonly found in isolated patches on dry, rapidly drained, shallow soils. Bedrock can be sandstone, chert, or igneous material. Rock fragments, cobbles, or boulders are commonly strewn over the surface. This vegetation is best developed on south- and west-facing slopes and ridgetops of steep-walled valleys and canyons.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38577-{BA0895AC-00E3-4E78-845B-4C91B350B130}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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