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CEGL004709 Quercus stellata - (Quercus coccinea) / Quercus marilandica / Vaccinium pallidum - (Vaccinium stamineum) Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Post Oak - (Scarlet Oak) / Blackjack Oak / Blue Ridge Blueberry - (Deerberry) Woodland
Colloquial Name: Southeastern Highland Rim Post Oak / Blackjack Oak Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These woodlands dominated by Quercus stellata and Quercus coccinea occur in the southeastern Highland Rim of Tennessee. The canopy is from 7-20 m in height and can also include Quercus falcata. The subcanopy contains smaller individuals of the canopy species along with Quercus marilandica, Carya tomentosa, and occasionally Acer rubrum. Nyssa sylvatica is often found in the tall-shrub layer, which can reach 6-6.5 m in height. Vaccinium arboreum may be a tall-shrub component and may form dense patches. Other ericaceous shrubs make up the majority of the open to dense low-shrub stratum; these may include Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium pallidum, and Vaccinium stamineum. The prevalence of Vaccinium pallidum and Vaccinium stamineum in the low-shrub layer helps distinguish this association from the ~Quercus (falcata, stellata) / Quercus marilandica / Gaylussacia (baccata, dumosa) Woodland (CEGL004922)$$. Gaylussacia dumosa is present in some examples. Smilax glauca is usually present and can be prevalent (up to 35% cover in a 20x20-m plot). The herbaceous layer is sparse, rarely more than 1% cover in a 20x20-m plot. Grasses, particularly Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon glomeratus, and Andropogon virginicus, are present in scattered openings; their reproduction is suppressed where fire intervals are extended. Coreopsis major and Ipomoea pandurata are common in the herbaceous layer. Pteridium aquilinum can occur, as well as patches of Polytrichum commune and other mosses. This association includes vegetation which ranges from fairly dense woodlands primarily dominated by gnarly Quercus marilandica to open woodlands with Quercus stellata, as well as intermediate mixed stands of Quercus stellata, Quercus coccinea, Quercus falcata, and Quercus marilandica.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The prevalence of Vaccinium pallidum and Vaccinium stamineum in the low-shrub layer helps distinguish this association from the ~Quercus (falcata, stellata) / Quercus marilandica / Gaylussacia (baccata, dumosa) Woodland (CEGL004922)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of stands of this association is from 7-20 m in height and is typically dominated by Quercus stellata and Quercus coccinea. It can also include Quercus falcata. The subcanopy contains smaller individuals of the canopy species along with Quercus marilandica, Carya tomentosa (= Carya alba), and occasionally Acer rubrum. Nyssa sylvatica is often found in the tall-shrub layer, which can reach 6-6.5 m in height. Vaccinium arboreum may be a tall-shrub component and may form dense patches. Other ericaceous shrubs make up the majority of the open to dense low-shrub stratum; these may include Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium pallidum, and Vaccinium stamineum. Gaylussacia dumosa (= var. dumosa) is present in some examples. Smilax glauca is usually present and can be prevalent (up to 35% cover in a 20x20-m plot). The herbaceous layer is sparse, rarely more than 1% cover in a 20x20-m plot. Grasses, particularly Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon glomeratus, and Andropogon virginicus, are present in scattered openings; their reproduction is suppressed where fire intervals are extended. Coreopsis major and Ipomoea pandurata are common in the herbaceous layer. Pteridium aquilinum can occur, as well as patches of Polytrichum commune and other mosses.
Dynamics: This association includes vegetation which ranges from fairly dense woodlands primarily dominated by gnarly Quercus marilandica to open woodlands with Quercus stellata, as well as intermediate mixed stands of Quercus stellata, Quercus coccinea, Quercus falcata, and Quercus marilandica.
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This forest type is restricted to The Barrens of Tennessee''s southeastern Highland Rim. This area (the "Sango" polygon TN48 in STATSGO) comprises about 1250 square km (Pyne 2000).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686374
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.c White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Northern Red Oak Forest & Woodland Group | G159 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
| Alliance | A3291 Post Oak - Southern Red Oak - White Oak Interior Low Plateau Woodland Alliance | A3291 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL004709 Post Oak - (Scarlet Oak) / Blackjack Oak / Blue Ridge Blueberry - (Deerberry) Woodland | CEGL004709 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus stellata - (Quercus coccinea) / Quercus marilandica / Vaccinium pallidum - (Vaccinium stamineum) Woodland (TNC 1998a)
< IA6c. Dry Post Oak - Blackjack Oak Forest (Allard 1990)
< IA6c. Dry Post Oak - Blackjack Oak Forest (Allard 1990)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- Pyne, M. 2000. Biogeographic study of The Barrens of the southeastern Highland Rim of Tennessee. Revised final draft to Arnold Engineering Development Center, Arnold Air Force Base. Southeast Community Ecology Group, Association of Biodiversity Information, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- TDNH [Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage]. 2018. Unpublished data. Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage, Nashville, TN.
- TNC [The Nature Conservancy]. 1998a. An investigation and assessment of the vegetation of Arnold Air Force Base. Coffee and Franklin counties, Tennessee. The Nature Conservancy, Tennessee Field Office, Nashville. 37 pp. plus appendices.