Name:
Quercus velutina - Carya spp. Forest Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
These dry to dry-mesic forests are dominated by <i>Quercus velutina</i> with <i>Carya tomentosa, Carya glabra, Carya ovata, Carya pallida, Quercus alba</i>, and/or <i>Quercus coccinea</i>. The relatively high importance value for <i>Quercus velutina</i> is distinctive and characteristic. Other <i>Quercus</i> species may be present in the canopy (for example, <i>Quercus falcata, Quercus laevis, Quercus margarettae</i>, and/or <i>Quercus stellata</i> within their respective ranges), as well as occasionally <i>Pinus echinata, Pinus taeda</i>, and/or <i>Pinus virginiana</i>. The relative canopy values for the codominant or associated species may depend on the relative fire-return time for a particular stand. The subcanopy may contain any of the canopy species, as well as <i>Acer rubrum var. rubrum, Celtis laevigata, Diospyros virginiana, Liquidambar styraciflua, Nyssa sylvatica, Ostrya virginiana, Oxydendrum arboreum, Prunus serotina var. serotina</i>, and/or <i>Tilia americana var. heterophylla</i>. The open tall-shrub stratum may include <i>Cornus florida, Corylus americana, Hamamelis virginiana, Ilex opaca, Kalmia latifolia, Ostrya virginiana, Oxydendrum arboreum, Rhododendron calendulaceum, Sassafras albidum, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium stamineum</i>, and <i>Viburnum acerifolium</i>. The stature and abundance of components in this stratum could vary greatly with biogeography and with the recent fire history of the stand. Some common herbs include <i>Agrimonia rostellata, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Antennaria plantaginifolia, Botrychium virginianum, Carex blanda, Conopholis americana, Coreopsis major, Danthonia spicata, Desmodium nudiflorum, Dioscorea villosa, Galium</i> spp., <i>Maianthemum racemosum, Medeola virginiana, Polygonatum biflorum, Prenanthes altissima, Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum, Schizachyrium scoparium, Tephrosia virginiana</i>, and <i>Thelypteris noveboracensis</i>. Forests of this alliance range from the of the East Gulf Coastal Plain and Interior Low Plateau to the southern Ridge and Valley and lower elevations of the adjacent Blue Ridge province. Examples can be found on mid to upper slopes and terraces where dry-mesic conditions persist and where soils are generally coarse-textured and more sandy and/or rocky. Bedrock may be sandstone, siltstone, chert, or shale. Disturbance in the form of wind and logging tends to favor <i>Quercus velutina</i> in these forests.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38579-{1AF2022A-9C01-4B1F-ADE3-75FFC43AF88E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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