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D. Upland Forest Communities


Upland forest communities are plant communities characterized by a tree canopy cover of at


least 60%. The majority of the forests in the New York City area occur on moist, well-drained


soils.


MIXED OAK-HICKORY FOREST


This hardwood forest occurs on well-drained sites with loam or sandy loam soils. These


communities can be found on ridgetops, upper slopes, or south- or west-facing slopes in the


coastal lowlands. The tree canopy cover is at least 60% with a moderate density of hickories


mixed with a two or more species of oaks.


Examples Include: Pelham Bay-Hunter Island (BX), Prospect Park (BK), Inwood Hill (MN), Forest


Park (QU), High Rock (SI).


Recommended Plants:


Ferns


Adiantum aleuticum Maidenhair fern


Asplenium platyneuron Ebony Spleenwort


Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hay-scented fern


Polypodium virginianum Common polypody


Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern


Graminoids


Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem


Carex appalachica Appalachian sedge


Carex blanda Eastern woodland sedge


Carex communis Fibrousroot sedge


Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge


Carex swanii Swan‟s sedge


Carex virescens Ribbed sedge


Danthonia compressa Flattened oatgrass


Danthonia spicata Poverty oatgrass


Deschampsia flexuosa Common hairgrass


Dichanthelium latifolium Broadleaf rosette grass


Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush grass


Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem


Forbs


Aquilegia canadensis Wild columbine


Arabis canadensis Sicklepod


Corydalis sempervirens Rock harlequin


Eurybia divaricata White wood aster


Fragaria virginiana Wild strawberry

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