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: G5 – Secure
Subnational Conservation Status:
MD: SNR – Not yet assessed
; VA: S5 – 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: Chestnut Oak Forest
Common Name: Chestnut Oak Forest (Central Appalachian-Northern Piedmont)
Scientific Name: Quercus montana - (Quercus coccinea, Quercus rubra) / Kalmia latifolia / Vaccinium pallidum Forest
Scientific Name Translated: Chestnut Oak - (Scarlet Oak, Northern Red Oak) / Mountain Laurel / Blue Ridge Blueberry Forest
Classification Code: CEGL006299
Associated Ecological System: Dry Oak - Pine Forests Ecological System in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park