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Name: Juniperus virginiana Woodland Alliance
Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
Description: This alliance, found in the central, eastern, and southeastern United States, contains rocky woodlands dominated by Juniperus virginiana. Associated woody species include Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus stellata, Celtis tenuifolia, Ulmus alata, Cercis canadensis, and Fraxinus quadrangulata on calcareous or circumneutral sites; and Liquidambar styraciflua and others on old fields. Some examples occur as shale woodlands in the Ouachita Mountains, rimrock glades and cliffs, and as fire-suppressed glades and prairies. Some examples occur on rich granitic substrates in the Piedmont. In Louisiana, this community is found on calcareous clays of the Jackson Formation. This alliance occurs in the Piedmont, Interior Low Plateau, West Gulf Coastal Plain, Ozark Plateau, Ouachita Mountains, and Arkansas Valley. More information is needed on the range of variability and the exact distribution of this alliance. Note that Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana-dominated communities occurring in old pastures, cleared calcareous areas, and so forth are placed in the I.A.8.N.c Juniperus virginiana Forest Alliance (A.137), whether the canopy is closed or open. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18189.JUNIPERUSVIRGIN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Translated: Eastern Red-cedar Woodland Alliance
  Scientific: Juniperus virginiana Woodland Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125973 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.545