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Quercus alba - Quercus montana - Carya glabra Forest & Woodland Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus alba - Quercus montana - Carya glabra Forest & Woodland Group
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This group is found throughout the northeastern United States, south to Georgia. It is distinguished from other forested groups within the region by a dry-mesic to dry edaphic condition that is transitional between dry barrens and mesic hardwood forests. Forest cover can range from a dense to moderately open canopy of deciduous broadleaf trees (conifers never exceed 25%), and there is commonly a dense shrub layer. In most examples, this vegetation is overwhelmingly deciduous, and characterized by <i>Quercus alba, Quercus falcata, Quercus montana, Quercus rubra, Quercus velutina, Fagus grandifolia, Carya glabra, Carya ovata, Carya cordiformis, Carya tomentosa, Fraxinus americana</i>, and in the southern part of the range, <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i>. One alliance of this group encompasses coastal plain oak-hickory forests of ancient inland dune ridges that are the remnants of former river terraces; these forests are dry, oak-dominated, and characterized by <i>Carya pallida</i>. Pines such as <i>Pinus rigida, Pinus echinata, Pinus virginiana</i> can contribute significant canopy cover in these settings. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40298-{467EFBEF-12F5-4580-809E-DBF677CD5AA6}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 09-Oct-2013 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.877314 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: G650
  Scientific: Quercus alba - Quercus montana - Carya glabra Forest & Woodland Group