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Ozark-Ouachita: Dry-Mesic Oak Forest
Area: 797,130 acres (322,587 ha)
Description of Mapped Type: This type was mapped over slopes >20% and on low flats.
Closed-canopy forests with species such as white oak, hickory species, black oak, northern red
oak, and chinkapin oak are characteristic of this type. The most mesic areas may contain sugar
maple as an important component. Flowering dogwood, eastern redbud, hophornbeam, and
sassafras are common woody understory species.
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