dry-mesic oak-hickory forest

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Species abundance

canopy

Carya glabra pignut hickory Carya tomentosa mockernut hickory Fagus grandifolia American beech Fraxinus americana white ash Liquidambar styraciflua sweet gum Liriodendron tulipifera tulip-tree Pinus spp. pine Pinus echinata shortleaf pine Pinus virginiana Virginia pine Quercus alba white oak Quercus coccinea scarlet oak Quercus falcata southern red oak Quercus montana rock chestnut oak Quercus phellos willow oak Quercus rubra red oak Quercus stellata post oak Quercus velutina black oak

understory

Acer rubrum eastern red maple Amelanchier arborea downy serviceberry Cercis canadensis eastern redbud Chionanthus virginicus fringe-tree Cornus florida flowering dogwood Diospyros virginiana American persimmon Ilex opaca American holly Juniperus virginiana eastern red cedar Nyssa sylvatica black gum Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood Prunus serotina black cherry Sassafras albidum Sassafras

shrubs

Euonymus americanus strawberry-bush Vaccinium pallidum hillside blueberry Vaccinium stamineum deerberry Viburnum acerifolium mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum prunifolium black haw Viburnum rafinesqueanum downy arrow-wood Viburnum rufidulum southern black haw

vines

Lonicera sempervirens coral honeysuckle Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia-creeper Smilax spp. greenbrier Toxicodendron radicans eastern poison ivy Vitis rotundifolia muscadine

herbs

Asclepias variegata white milkweed Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Chimaphila maculata pipsissewa Endodeca serpentaria turpentine-root Epigaea repens trailing arbutus Eutrochium purpureum purple-node Joe Pye weed Galium circaezans southern forest bedstraw Goodyera pubescens downy rattlesnake-orchid Hexastylis arifolia little brown jug Hexastylis minor little heartleaf Hexastylis virginica Virginia heartleaf Hieracium venosum veiny hawkweed Hylodesmum nudiflorum naked tick-trefoil Maianthemum racemosum false Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum small Solomon's seal Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern Scutellaria incana hoary skullcap Tipularia discolor cranefly orchid Trillium catesbaei Catesby's trillium Uvularia perfoliata perfoliate bellwort Zizia aurea common golden alexanders