Name:
Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Celtis tenuifolia - Cercis canadensis / Sporobolus clandestinus - Danthonia sericea Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association represents a woodland found on linear outcrops of rich granite in the upper Piedmont of Georgia. Stands are dominated by an unusual canopy/subcanopy mixture of Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Celtis tenuifolia, Ulmus alata, Pinus echinata, and Cercis canadensis. This vegetation apparently occurs in nutrient-rich soils derived from base-rich granite. More information is needed on the characteristics of the particular substrate on which this vegetation is found. Stands are known from moderate elevations of from 300-360 m (1000-1200 feet) in the upper Piedmont of Georgia, and possibly related areas of Alabama and South Carolina. Shrubs include Prunus umbellata, Yucca filamentosa, and Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides. Woody vines include Bignonia capreolata. Typical species of the herb stratum include Sporobolus compositus, Danthonia sericea (both of these with higher cover values), Cheilanthes lanosa, Cheilanthes tomentosa, Acalypha sp. Carex nigromarginata, Commelina erecta, Dichanthelium depauperatum, Erigeron strigosus, Galactia regularis, Juncus acuminatus, Liatris squarrosa, Manfreda virginica, Melica mutica, Nuttallanthus canadensis, Salvia azurea, Scleria oligantha, Selaginella rupestris, Setaria parviflora, Talinum teretifolium, and Tragia urticifolia.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.18958.JUNIPERUSVIRGIN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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