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Quercus marilandica - Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Hypericum gentianoides Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Quercus marilandica - Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Hypericum gentianoides Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This glade community is found in the Interior Low Plateau region of the midwestern United States, particularly in the Shawnee Hills of southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and southern Indiana. It occupies the upper slopes and ridgetops of south-facing bluffs and escarpments. Bedrock is sandstone, which occurs on the surface as massive outcrops, level benches, and boulders. The substrate is a strongly acidic silt loam, which is thin, poorly developed, and very well-drained (dry to xeric). Quercus marilandica, Quercus stellata, and Juniperus virginiana are the dominant trees, which can be found scattered or in patches throughout the occurrence. These trees are generally small, stunted, and limby. The overstory cover seldom exceeds 50%, and the subcanopy is conspicuously thin or absent. Scattered individuals and patches of shrubs occur in this community, with Vaccinium arboreum and Ulmus alata the most commonly encountered. Schizachyrium scoparium, Danthonia spicata, Andropogon virginicus, and Dichanthelium spp. dominate the herbaceous layer, along with a diverse mixture of forbs.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19124.QUERCUSMARILAND 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: (Quercus stellata, Quercus marilandica) / Schizachyrium scoparium Wooded Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Blackjack Oak - Eastern Red-cedar / Little Bluestem - Pineweed Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684371 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004062   Scientific: Quercus marilandica - Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Hypericum gentianoides Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Shawnee Sandstone Glade (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Quercus marilandica - Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Hypericum gentianoides Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation