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CEGL004786 Quercus montana - Carya (tomentosa, glabra, ovata) / Juniperus virginiana Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Chestnut Oak - (Mockernut Hickory, Pignut Hickory, Shagbark Hickory) / Eastern Red-cedar Forest
Colloquial Name: Ridge & Valley Shale Oak - Hickory Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is an open-canopy forest (cover about 60-80%) which develops on dry, moderately thin soils over neutral to basic shales in the northeastern Ridge and Valley of Tennessee. The canopy also contains Carya tomentosa, Carya glabra, and Carya ovata. The open subcanopy contains Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana and Amelanchier arborea. The herbaceous layer is sparse. Spring observations include Carex pensylvanica, Luzula echinata, Cardamine concatenata, Hieracium venosum, and Aureolaria sp. Silene caroliniana ssp. pensylvanica, which is rare in Tennessee, is found here.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Known from the Watauga River Bluffs TNC Preserve / State Natural Area. This association needs further clarification with subsequent range assessment. This type would be distinguished from the ~Quercus montana / Danthonia spicata - Silene caroliniana Woodland (CEGL004439)$$ of Kentucky by the presence of Juniperus virginiana instead of Pinus virginiana. The Kentucky sites are apparently much more acidic and the vegetation is distinctly of a woodland physiognomy. The canopy cover is generally different but with some overlap (M. Evans pers. comm.).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of this shale forest also contains Carya tomentosa (= Carya alba), Carya glabra, and Carya ovata. The open subcanopy contains Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana and Amelanchier arborea. The herbaceous layer is sparse. Spring observations include Carex pensylvanica, Luzula echinata, Cardamine concatenata, Hieracium venosum, and Aureolaria sp. Silene caroliniana ssp. pensylvanica, which is rare in Tennessee, is found here.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This is an open-canopy forest (cover about 60-80%) which develops on dry, moderately thin soils over neutral to basic shales in the northeastern Ridge and Valley of Tennessee.
Geographic Range: This vegetation type is presumably restricted to the shale ridges of the Tennessee portion of the Great Valley subsection. It is not reported from Virginia. Its southern range limit is not known.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687226
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.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 | CEGL004786 Chestnut Oak - (Mockernut Hickory, Pignut Hickory, Shagbark Hickory) / Eastern Red-cedar Forest | CEGL004786 | 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: ? Chestnut oak - mixed oak-hickory/dogwood forests (CAP pers. comm. 1998)
- CAP [Central Appalachian Forest Working Group]. 1998. Central Appalachian Working group discussions. The Nature Conservancy, Boston, MA.
- Evans, Marc. Personal communication. Ecologist. Kentucky Natural Heritage Program, Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfort.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.