Name:
Juniperus virginiana - Celtis tenuifolia - Quercus (prinus, stellata) / Sporobolus compositus - Talinum teretifolium - Tragia urticifolia Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association is restricted to the inner Piedmont of Georgia. It occurs over amphibolite, which weathers to produce high base status soils. It is presently known only from Soapstone Mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest. Although floristically related to other more common types of glades, this is a distinct type that reflects the unusual environmental conditions of this particular set of small glades on amphibolite bedrock. There are several small openings with this type of glade set within a matrix of oak-hickory-dominated forests. Typical stands of this association contain Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Quercus prinus, and Quercus stellata in the open to sparse canopy, with Sporobolus compositus as a dominant grass, and Talinum teretifolium and Tragia urticifolia as characteristic herbs. Other herbs include Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon sp., Piptochaetium avenaceum, Scleria oligantha, Cheilanthes lanosa, Selaginella rupestris, Acalypha sp., Agalinis purpurea, Cheilanthes tomentosa, Clitoria mariana, Dichanthelium sp., Digitaria sanguinalis, Elymus trachycaulus, Erigeron strigosus, Hypericum gentianoides, Manfreda virginica, Nuttallanthus canadensis, Pycnanthemum sp., Salvia azurea, Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Asclepias verticillata, Coreopsis major, Croton willdenowii, Diodia virginiana, Euphorbia corollata, Fimbristylis sp., Galactia regularis, Liatris microcephala, Liatris squarrosa, Marshallia obovata var. obovata, Ruellia humilis, and Stylosanthes biflora. The blue-green alga Nostoc commune may be present. Other scattered woody plants include Celtis tenuifolia, Fraxinus americana, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Quercus prinus, Quercus stellata, Ulmus alata, Carya pallida, Cercis canadensis, Pinus echinata, Pinus virginiana, Prunus serotina, Ptelea trifoliata, and Vaccinium arboreum. Woody vines include Berchemia scandens and Cocculus carolinus. Shrubs include Callicarpa americana, Rhus aromatica, Rhus copallinum, Vaccinium arboreum, Ptelea trifoliata, Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides, Asimina parviflora, and Chionanthus virginicus.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.19278.JUNIPERUSVIRGIN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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