DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
SPECIES: Oxydendrum arboreum | Sourwood 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION : 
Sourwood grows in upland forests of the southeastern United States.  It
is found from southern Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana, to southeastern
Louisiana and the panhandle of Florida.  It also grows in the
mountainous regions of Kentucky and Tennesse and along the Atlantic
Coast from North Carolina to Virginia.  The main range of sourwood lies
between 30 and 40 degrees N. and 75 and 92 degrees W.  Sourwood reaches
its largest size on the western slopes of the Great Smoky Mountains in
Tennessee [9,30,32].


ECOSYSTEMS : 
   FRES13  Loblolly - shortleaf pine
   FRES14  Oak - pine
   FRES15  Oak - hickory


STATES : 
     AL  FL  GA  KY  LA  MD  MS  NC  OH  PA
     SC  TN  VA  WV


ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS : 
     BISO  BLRI  CHCH  COLO  COSW  CUGA
     FOCA  FODO  GRSM  HOBE  MACA  NATR
     NERI  OBRI  SHEN  SHIL


BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS : 
NO-ENTRY


KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS : 
   K100  Oak - hickory forest
   K104  Appalachian oak forest
   K111  Oak - hickory - pine forest
   K112  Southern mixed forest


SAF COVER TYPES : 
    40  Post oak - blackjack oak
    44  Chestnut oak
    52  White oak - black oak - northern red oak
    53  White oak
    75  Shortleaf pine
    76  Shortleaf pine - oak
    78  Virginia pine - oak
    79  Virginia pine
    81  Loblolly pine
    82  Loblolly pine - hardwood


SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES : 
NO-ENTRY


HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Oxydendrum arboreum | Sourwood