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: Dry Chestnut Oak - Northern Red Oak / Heath Forest
Common Name: Dry Chestnut Oak - Northern Red Oak / Heath Forest (Central Appalachian)
Scientific Name: Quercus montana - Quercus rubra / Vaccinium pallidum - (Rhododendron periclymenoides) Forest
Scientific Name Translated: Chestnut Oak - Northern Red Oak / Blue Ridge Blueberry - (Pink Azalea) Forest
Classification Code: CEGL008523
Associated Ecological System: Dry Oak - Pine Forests Ecological System in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park