Name:
Quercus montana - Carya spp. / Castanea dentata Forest Group
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This dry acidic Appalachian oak forest group includes mostly closed-canopy deciduous (oak) forests and mixed (oak-pine) forests with a variable mixture of dry-site oak and pine species. It is characterized by the occurrence of <i>Quercus montana</i> and/or other oaks, typically <i>Quercus alba, Quercus coccinea</i>, or <i>Quercus velutina</i>, often with sprouts of <i>Castanea dentata</i>. <i>Pinus strobus</i> or <i>Pinus virginiana</i> may be an important associate in some areas. Widespread hardwood associates include <i>Quercus rubra, Betula lenta, Carya glabra, Nyssa sylvatica</i>, and <i>Sassafras albidum</i>. Additional associated trees in parts of the group's range include <i>Halesia tetraptera var. monticola, Liriodendron tulipifera, Magnolia acuminata</i>, and <i>Oxydendrum arboreum</i>. Subcanopy, shrub, and herb layers vary, but in many cases a moderately well- to well-developed heath layer is present. Ericaceous shrubs are often common and include <i>Kalmia latifolia, Gaylussacia baccata, Gaylussacia frondosa, Gaylussacia ursina, Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium simulatum, Menziesia pilosa, Rhododendron calendulaceum</i>, and <i>Rhododendron prinophyllum</i>. This group is centered on the ranges of <i>Castanea dentata</i> and <i>Quercus montana</i>, ranging from central New England south through the Central Appalachian and Western Allegheny regions to the Cumberland Plateau and Southern Appalachians. The substrate is typically dry, acidic, and infertile. Elevation ranges from sea level (in the northern part of the range) to about 1500 m (in the Southern Appalachians).
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39750-{CDB0F30B-41DB-43E2-808D-94FF907E588E}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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