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CEGL002067 Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Carya tomentosa / Cornus florida Acidic Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: White Oak - Northern Red Oak - Mockernut Hickory / Flowering Dogwood Acidic Forest
Colloquial Name: White Oak - Red Oak Dry-Mesic Acidic Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community is found in the Interior Highlands of the south-central United States to the Western Allegheny Plateau. Stands occur on gentle to moderately steep slopes of dissected hills and plains. Soils are well-drained, shallow to deep, often over sandstone, cherts, or cherty limestone. Stands are dominated by a closed-canopy deciduous tree layer. The dominants are Quercus alba and Quercus rubra. Typical associates include Carya ovata, Carya tomentosa, Carya ovalis, Nyssa sylvatica, Quercus falcata, Quercus velutina, and Pinus echinata in parts of the range. The shrub and small-tree layer contains Cornus florida. Parthenocissus quinquefolia is a typical vine. The low-shrub layer may be dominated by Vaccinium pallidum. The herbaceous layer contains Actaea racemosa, Desmodium glutinosum, Desmodium nudiflorum, Galium pilosum, and Polystichum acrostichoides.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type may be difficult to distinguish from ~Quercus alba - Quercus rubra - Quercus muehlenbergii / Cercis canadensis Forest (CEGL002070)$$, the alkaline equivalent, but more acidic species such as Cornus florida, Nyssa sylvatica and Pinus echinata may be present. Further characterization is needed.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are dominated by a closed-canopy deciduous tree layer. The dominants are Quercus alba and Quercus rubra. Typical associates include Carya ovata, Carya tomentosa (= Carya alba), Carya ovalis, Nyssa sylvatica, Quercus falcata, Quercus velutina, and Pinus echinata in parts of the range. The shrub and small-tree layer contains Cornus florida. Parthenocissus quinquefolia is a typical vine. The low-shrub layer may be dominated by Vaccinium pallidum. The herbaceous layer contains Actaea racemosa (= Cimicifuga racemosa), Desmodium glutinosum, Desmodium nudiflorum, Galium arkansanum, Galium pilosum, and Polystichum acrostichoides, among others (Nelson 1985). Other herbaceous plants observed in Arkansas stands include Symphyotrichum anomalum, Hypericum hypericoides, Cunila origanoides, and Lonicera dioica.
Dynamics: Stands may require low-intensity surface fires to maintain the quality of the ground layer, and these are often lacking.
Environmental Description: Soils are well-drained, shallow to deep (40 to over 100 cm), often over sandstone, cherts, or cherty limestone (Nelson 1985).
Geographic Range: This community is found in the Interior Highlands of the south-central United States, ranging from Arkansas and Missouri eastward to Tennessee, Kentucky, and southern Ohio.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, AR, IL, IN, KY, MO, MS, OK, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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 | A3288 White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Post Oak Ozark-Ouachita Forest Alliance | A3288 | 1.B.2.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL002067 White Oak - Northern Red Oak - Mockernut Hickory / Flowering Dogwood Acidic Forest | CEGL002067 | 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 alba - Quercus rubra - Carya (alba, ovata) / Cornus florida Acid Forest (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
? T1B4aIII. Quercus rubra - Quercus spp. (Foti et al. 1994)
? T1B4aIII. Quercus rubra - Quercus spp. (Foti et al. 1994)
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