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CEGL007691 Quercus alba - Quercus coccinea - Quercus falcata / Kalmia latifolia - Vaccinium pallidum Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: White Oak - Scarlet Oak - Southern Red Oak / Mountain Laurel - Blue Ridge Blueberry Forest
Colloquial Name: Appalachian Montane Oak - Hickory Forest (Low-Elevation Xeric Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This mixed oak association includes dry, deciduous forests of low elevations (below 915 m [3000 feet]) in the Southern Blue Ridge, associated with sandy, dry soils derived from granitic gneiss and other related acidic substrates. This association is known as a matrix forest type in the area of Brevard, North Carolina, where it occurs on open slopes and broad ridges, in a landscape of a low, rolling plateau. It appears to extend south into South Carolina. These forests have canopies dominated by Quercus alba, Quercus coccinea, Quercus falcata, Quercus velutina, and sometimes Quercus montana, although other species can be present, including Pinus echinata, Pinus virginiana, and Pinus rigida. This forest is characterized by having associated species more typical of lower, non-montane areas, such as Quercus falcata, Schizachyrium scoparium, Silphium compositum, Baptisia tinctoria, and Piptochaetium avenaceum, and by the absence of species more typical in mesic, montane oak forests, including Medeola virginiana, Maianthemum racemosum, Thelypteris noveboracensis, Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, and Dryopteris intermedia). The shrub stratum can be quite open, with Rhododendron calendulaceum typical. Kalmia latifolia and Vaccinium pallidum are usually present in moderate abundance. Solidago odora var. odora and Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum are typical herb components.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association was defined based on North Carolina occurrences. More information is needed to better describe this association and define its geographic distribution.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: These forests have canopies dominated by Quercus alba with other oak species including Quercus coccinea, Quercus falcata, Quercus velutina, and sometimes Quercus montana (= Quercus prinus). Other species can be present, including Pinus echinata, Pinus virginiana, and Pinus rigida. The subcanopy may contain Oxydendrum arboreum. This forest is characterized by having associated species more typical of lower, non-montane areas, such as Quercus falcata, Schizachyrium scoparium, Silphium compositum, Baptisia tinctoria, Piptochaetium avenaceum, and by the absence of species more typical in mesic, montane oak forests (Medeola virginiana, Maianthemum racemosum, Thelypteris noveboracensis, Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, Dryopteris intermedia). The shrub stratum can be quite open, with Rhododendron calendulaceum typical. Kalmia latifolia and Vaccinium pallidum are usually present in moderate abundance. Solidago odora var. odora and Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum are typical herb components.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association includes dry, deciduous forests of low elevations (below 915 m [3000 feet]) in the Southern Blue Ridge, associated with sandy, dry soils derived from granitic gneiss and other related acidic geologies. This association is known as a matrix forest type in the area of Brevard, North Carolina, where it occurs on open slopes and broad ridges, in a landscape of a low, rolling plateau.
Geographic Range: This association is known as a matrix forest type in the area of Brevard, North Carolina. It apparently extends south into South Carolina. Its full range is unclear (e.g., the status in Tennessee is not known).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA?, NC, SC, TN?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686440
Confidence Level: Moderate
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.2 Appalachian-Northeastern Oak - Hardwood - Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M502 | 1.B.2.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.2.a Chestnut Oak - Hickory species / American Chestnut Forest Group | G015 | 1.B.2.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A4392 Quercus montana - Scarlet Oak - Eastern White Pine Forest Alliance | A4392 | 1.B.2.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL007691 White Oak - Scarlet Oak - Southern Red Oak / Mountain Laurel - Blue Ridge Blueberry Forest | CEGL007691 | 1.B.2.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Montane Oak--Hickory Forest (Low Dry Subtype) (Schafale and Weakley 1990)
= Montane Oak-Hickory Forest (Low Dry Subtype) (Schafale 2012)
= Montane Oak-Hickory Forest (Low Dry Subtype) (Schafale 2012)
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Nelson, J. B. 1986. The natural communities of South Carolina: Initial classification and description. South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Columbia, SC. 55 pp.
- 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. 2012. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina, 4th Approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- 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.