Name:
Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Ulmus alata / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This woodland occurs on steep rock outcrops of mafic rock in the Uwharrie Mountains portion of the North Carolina Piedmont. The open canopy is dominated by Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana and Ulmus alata, with Acer rubrum var. rubrum and Pinus virginiana sharing dominance in those occurrences in which they are present. Oak species typically do not share dominance in this type. Other woody species include Chionanthus virginicus (= var. virginicus), Carya glabra, Quercus rubra var. rubra, Quercus prinus, Quercus nigra, Carya ovata, Carya pallida, Rhus copallinum, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium pallidum, and Diospyros virginiana. The herbaceous stratum is dominated by Schizachyrium scoparium. Other common species in the herbaceous stratum include Asclepias verticillata, Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum (= Aster dumosus var. dumosus), Asplenium platyneuron var. platyneuron, Bignonia capreolata, Campsis radicans, Cheilanthes lanosa, Cheilanthes tomentosa, Commelina erecta var. erecta, Danthonia sericea, Danthonia spicata, Dichanthelium depauperatum, Dichanthelium laxiflorum, Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon, Gamochaeta purpurea, Gelsemium sempervirens, Hypericum gentianoides, Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule, Lespedeza virginica, Nuttallanthus canadensis, Oxalis dillenii, Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana (= Polypodium polypodioides var. michauxianum), Selaginella rupestris, Senecio sp., Sorghastrum nutans, and Vitis rotundifolia.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.18188.JUNIPERUSVIRGIN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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