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Pinus rigida / Schizachyrium scoparium - Packera plattensis Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus rigida / Schizachyrium scoparium - Packera plattensis Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This is a natural grassland vegetation type reported from Virginia's southwestern Piedmont (Franklin County). It occurs as herbaceous grassland openings with scattered trees. Characteristically, there is an open canopy of xerophytic trees such as Pinus rigida, Pinus virginiana, Quercus stellata, or Quercus falcata, with occasional individuals of Quercus rubra, Quercus alba, Acer rubrum, and Sassafras albidum. Shrubs such as Kalmia latifolia, Ceanothus americanus, Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides, and Physocarpus opulifolius are sparse but may occur in dense patches. It has a dense grassy layer dominated by Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus heterolepis, and Packera plattensis. This community occurs on thin Alfisols or Mollisols developed over serpentinite, dunite or a similar ultramafic rock. Soils at the Virginia site are described as extremely friable, reddish brown, drought-prone, with a pH of 7 and a calcium:magnesium ratio of 0.22, comparable to serpentine soils. The community occurs at moderate elevations on gentle to steep slopes with a western or southwestern aspect.  Accession Code: VB.CC.17804.PINUSRIGIDASCHI Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: (Pinus rigida) / Schizachyrium scoparium Wooded Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Pitch Pine / Little Bluestem - Prairie Ragwort Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Ultramafic Outcrop Barren   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683371 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006084   Scientific: Pinus rigida / Schizachyrium scoparium - Packera plattensis Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) (Quercus stellata) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Packera plattensis - Parthenium auriculatum - Phemeranthus piedmontanus Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation