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: SNR – Not yet assessed
; 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: Basic Oak - Hickory Forest
Common Name: Basic Oak - Hickory Forest (Western Piedmont-Lower Blue Ridge)
Scientific Name: Quercus rubra - Quercus montana - Carya ovalis / (Cercis canadensis) / Solidago caesia Forest
Scientific Name Translated: Northern Red Oak - Chestnut Oak - Red Hickory / (Eastern Redbud) / Wreath Goldenrod Forest
Classification Code: CEGL008514
Associated Ecological System: Dry-Mesic Oak Forests Ecological System in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park