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Selaginella rupestris - Schizachyrium scoparium - Hylotelephium telephioides - Allium cernuum Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Selaginella rupestris - Schizachyrium scoparium - Hylotelephium telephioides - Allium cernuum Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This community includes vegetation of North Carolina's upper Piedmont and Blue Ridge, on gently to moderately sloping, low-elevation outcrops, with irregular or undulating surfaces but few crevices, and containing plants characteristic of higher pH conditions. This community occurs as small patches (approx. 5-50 acres) at elevations below 1220 m (4000 feet). Vegetation consists of shallow mats dominated by Selaginella rupestris and deeper grassy mats, interspersed with areas of smooth rock or rock with few crevices or fractures. This community has few deep-rooted forbs, shrubs, or trees. The flora is diverse and characterized by the presence of plants indicative of higher pH soils, such as Hylotelephium telephioides (= Sedum telephioides), Dodecatheon meadia, Sedum glaucophyllum, Cheilanthes lanosa, Arabis laevigata var. laevigata, and Penstemon canescens. Graminoids in this community include Danthonia sericea, Andropogon virginicus, Carex biltmoreana, Andropogon gerardii, and Sorghastrum nutans. Woody species may be scattered, rooted in crevices or in marginal zones between exposed rock and adjacent forests. Typical woody plants include Philadelphus inodorus, Philadelphus hirsutus, Chionanthus virginicus, Quercus prinus, Juniperus virginiana, Fraxinus americana, and Physocarpus opulifolius.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19106.SELAGINELLARUPE Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Jun-1999 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Selaginella (tortipila, rupestris) Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Rock Spike-moss - Little Bluestem - Appalachian Live-forever - Nodding Onion Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684362 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004991   Scientific: Selaginella rupestris - Schizachyrium scoparium - Hylotelephium telephioides - Allium cernuum Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Low-Elevation Basic Glade (Montane Type) (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Selaginella rupestris - Schizachyrium scoparium - Hylotelephium telephioides - Allium cernuum Herbaceous Vegetation