Login | Datasets | Logout
 

View Community Concepts - Detail

Quercus macrocarpa - Corylus spp. / Carex spp. Forest & Woodland Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
  click to update datacart
Name: Quercus macrocarpa - Corylus spp. / Carex spp. Forest & Woodland Group
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This group is dominated by <i>Quercus macrocarpa</i> and is found in upland areas in the northern part of the Great Plains. <i>Quercus muehlenbergii</i> can be abundant in the southeastern portion of the group's range. Other species, such as <i>Tilia americana</i> (not in the Dakotas), <i>Populus tremuloides, Juniperus virginiana</i>, and <i>Fraxinus</i> spp., may be present. The herbaceous layer can vary from sparsely to moderately vegetated and is composed of prairie grasses or woodland <i>Carex</i> spp. Shrub associates can include <i>Prunus virginiana, Corylus cornuta, Amelanchier alnifolia</i>, or <i>Symphoricarpos</i> spp. Historically, higher cover of grass species occurred as these stands were more open due to more frequent fires. Few good examples of this group likely remain because of past timber harvesting and heavy grazing. Where it occurs at elevations above 915 m (3000 feet), <i>Pinus ponderosa</i> woodlands are probably adjacent. It often occurs as small to large patches on buttes, escarpments, and in foothill zones, usually on northerly-facing slopes. It can also occur in ravines and river valleys, though not where flooding is regular. Farther east it can occur on rolling topography, usually in fire-protected areas. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40080-{C68D73EB-D542-4663-9D2F-8F0C2DB8DDC4}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 07-May-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.849207 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: G329
  Scientific: Quercus macrocarpa - Corylus spp. / Carex spp. Forest & Woodland Group