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Fraxinus quadrangulata - (Juniperus virginiana) Woodland Alliance | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Fraxinus quadrangulata - (Juniperus virginiana) Woodland Alliance
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: Shallow soil woodlands dominated by Fraxinus quadrangulata, sometimes codominated by Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana. These woodlands occur over calcareous rocks. Oaks do not dominate. Other canopy or subcanopy species present may include Celtis laevigata, Celtis occidentalis, Cercis canadensis, Ulmus alata, or Ulmus serotina. Some typical shrubs include Forestiera ligustrina, Frangula caroliniana, Hypericum frondosum, Rhus aromatica, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, and Viburnum rufidulum. Some herbs which may be present include Minuartia patula (= Arenaria patula), Symphyotrichum shortii (= Aster shortii), Astranthium integrifolium, Commelina erecta var. angustifolia, Croton monanthogynus, Euphorbia dentata, Opuntia humifusa, Sedum pulchellum, and Verbesina virginica. Some vegetation placed here (e.g., Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Fraxinus quadrangulata / Symphyotrichum oblongifolium - Panicum flexile - Sedum pulchellum Woodland (CEGL004271)) may in fact be a mosaic of an herbaceous phase with a prominent grass- or forb-dominated stratum and a more closed phase dominated by Juniperus virginiana and Fraxinus quadrangulata. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.19285.FRAXINUSQUADRAN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 04-Aug-1998 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: Fraxinus quadrangulata - (Juniperus virginiana) Woodland Alliance
  Translated: Blue Ash - (Eastern Red-cedar) Woodland Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.124577 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.1913