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CEGL004541 Quercus alba - Carya glabra - Fraxinus americana / Acer leucoderme / Vitis rotundifolia Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: White Oak - Pignut Hickory - White Ash / Chalk Maple / Muscadine Forest
Colloquial Name: Piedmont Rocky Mafic Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest occurs on mafic rocky soils with some occurrences in Piedmont "boulder gardens." There are areas with large outcrops of mafic rock that extend to 8 m in height. Topographic settings range from flats to upper slopes and ridgetops; soils are xeric to submesic. Some occurrences may have up to 40% of the surface covered by boulders with most of the rest of the surface covered by leaf litter. The relatively open to closed canopy is dominated by Quercus alba, Quercus montana, Quercus rubra var. rubra and Carya glabra with scattered Fraxinus americana over a well-developed, approximately 4-8 m tall, subcanopy of Acer leucoderme. Other species in the canopy and subcanopy include Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Chionanthus virginicus, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Acer rubrum, Cornus florida, Diospyros virginiana, Nyssa sylvatica, Pinus echinata, Quercus marilandica, Quercus stellata, Celtis tenuifolia, Cercis canadensis, and Quercus velutina. The vine layer is well-developed, and Vitis rotundifolia is common. The herbaceous layer is sparse, and the shrub stratum is sparse to not present. Other vine and herb species present are Aristolochia serpentaria, Asclepias verticillata, Chimaphila maculata, Clitoria mariana, Clematis ochroleuca, Danthonia spicata, Dichanthelium boscii, Dichanthelium depauperatum, Euphorbia corollata, Galium circaezans, Lonicera sempervirens, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Piptochaetium avenaceum, Scleria triglomerata, Smilax bona-nox, and Smilax glauca. The dominance of Vitis rotundifolia in the shrub layer is characteristic and distinctive.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is described from Stony Mountain, Stanley County, North Carolina. It is also present at "Nifty Rocks" in the Uwharrie National Forest, which is the type locality.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The relatively open to closed canopy of stands of this association is dominated by Quercus alba, Quercus montana (= Quercus prinus), Quercus rubra var. rubra, and Carya glabra with scattered Fraxinus americana over a well-developed, approximately 4- to 8-m tall subcanopy of Acer leucoderme. Other species in the canopy and subcanopy include Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Chionanthus virginicus, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Acer rubrum, Cornus florida, Diospyros virginiana, Nyssa sylvatica, Pinus echinata, Quercus marilandica, Quercus stellata, Celtis tenuifolia, Cercis canadensis, and Quercus velutina. The vine layer is well-developed, and Vitis rotundifolia is common. The herbaceous layer is sparse, and the shrub stratum is sparse to not present. Other vine and herb species present are Aristolochia serpentaria, Asclepias verticillata, Chimaphila maculata, Clitoria mariana, Clematis ochroleuca, Danthonia spicata, Dichanthelium boscii, Dichanthelium depauperatum, Euphorbia corollata, Galium circaezans, Lonicera sempervirens, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Piptochaetium avenaceum, Scleria triglomerata, Smilax bona-nox, and Smilax glauca. A related example from the Oconee National Forest of Georgia is tentatively placed here. It occurs in a site with gabbroic boulders at the surface. The subcanopy maple is Acer floridanum (= Acer barbatum) not Acer leucoderme, and there are some additional floristic differences (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This forest occurs on mafic rocky soils with some occurrences in Piedmont "boulder gardens." These are areas with large outcrops of mafic rock that extend to 8 m in height. Topographic settings range from flats to upper slopes and ridgetops; soils are xeric to submesic. Some occurrences may have up to 40% of the surface covered by boulders with most of the rest of the surface covered by leaf litter. This habitat is described as rocky and dry-mesic; this is distinct from rocky mesic forests on the one hand, and from more xeric woodlands on the other.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in the Piedmont from North Carolina apparently ranging to Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA?, NC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683449
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.1 White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Shortleaf Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M016 | 1.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.1.a White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Water Oak Forest Group | G165 | 1.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A3274 White Ash - Pignut Hickory - Eastern Red-cedar Piedmont-Appalachian Woodland Alliance | A3274 | 1.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL004541 White Oak - Pignut Hickory - White Ash / Chalk Maple / Muscadine Forest | CEGL004541 | 1.B.2.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Peet, R. K., T. R. Wentworth, M. P. Schafale, and A.S. Weakley. No date. Unpublished data of the North Carolina Vegetation Survey. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- Schafale, M. P., and A. S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina. Third approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 325 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.