Conservation Status
Conservation status indicates how vulnerable a natural community is. Learn more about conservation status, which can be measured globally and regionally.
Global Conservation Status: G3G4 – Vulnerable to Apparently Secure
Subnational Conservation Status:
MD:
; VA: S3S4 – Vulnerable to Apparently Secure
; WV: SNR – Not yet assessed
Classification
Official names reduce the confusion by providing a common language for talking about natural communities. Why so many names?
Abbreviated Common Name: Limestone Oak - Hickory Forest
Common Name: Ridge and Valley Limestone Oak - Hickory Forest
Scientific Name: Quercus muehlenbergii - Quercus (alba, rubra) - Carya cordiformis / Viburnum prunifolium Forest
Scientific Name Translated: Chinquapin Oak - (White Oak, Northern Red Oak) - Bitternut Hickory / Blackhaw Forest
Classification Code: CEGL004793
Associated Ecological System: Dry-Mesic Oak Forests Ecological System in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park