Name:
Quercus alba - Quercus falcata - Quercus nigra Forest Group
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
Vegetation of this group encompasses both the prevailing upland oak and oak-hickory forests of the southern Piedmont, as well as the more open vegetation of more limited areas in the Piedmont where a particularly dense clay hardpan has developed over a range of typically mafic rocks, sometimes with interspersed areas of prairie- or glade-like herbaceous vegetation. In addition, it encompasses related oak-dominated forests of somewhat fire-sheltered dry to dry-mesic sites in the adjacent Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic coastal plains from southeastern Virginia to Georgia. In general, high-quality and historic examples are typically dominated by combinations of upland <i>Quercus</i> spp., sometimes with <i>Pinus</i> spp. as a significant component, especially in the southern portions of the region. These forests occur in a variety of habitats and, under natural conditions, were the matrix vegetation type covering most of the landscape. Much of this group is currently composed of successional forests that have arisen after repeated cutting, clearing, and cultivation of original oak-hickory forests. Stands of these forests are dominated by combinations of upland <i>Quercus</i> spp., particularly <i>Quercus alba, Quercus coccinea, Quercus falcata, Quercus rubra, Quercus stellata</i>, and <i>Quercus velutina</i>, along with <i>Carya tomentosa, Carya glabra</i>, and other <i>Carya</i> spp. Other common tree species include <i>Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, Pinus echinata, Pinus taeda</i>, and <i>Pinus virginiana</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39975-{4AEFC317-CB38-448D-8800-CC759CD7AA17}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
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