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Juniperus virginiana - Ostrya virginiana / Carex eburnea Woodland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Juniperus virginiana - Ostrya virginiana / Carex eburnea Woodland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This calcareous rocky summit community occurs in New England and in the northeastern portion of the Great Lakes ecoregion. Soils are generally thin, and exposed rock is common. The open canopy is dominated by Juniperus virginiana. Associated canopy species include Ostrya virginiana, Fraxinus americana, Quercus alba, Quercus rubra, and Carya ovata, plus Thuja occidentalis occasionally. In some examples, Celtis occidentalis occurs as a prominent shrub. The herbaceous layer is characterized by Carex eburnea. Other associates include Minuartia michauxii (= Arenaria stricta), Linum sulcatum, Monarda fistulosa, Asplenium platyneuron, Symphyotrichum patens (= Aster patens), Symphyotrichum undulatum (= Aster undulatus), Solidago rigida, Solidago nemoralis, Solidago bicolor, Danthonia spicata, Clematis occidentalis, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Houstonia longifolia. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.19362.JUNIPERUSVIRGIN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Eastern Red-cedar - Eastern Hop-hornbeam / Bristleleaf Sedge Woodland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684706 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006180
  Scientific: Juniperus virginiana - Ostrya virginiana / Carex eburnea Woodland
  Common: Red Cedar Rocky Summit
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Juniperus virginiana - Ostrya virginiana / Carex eburnea Woodland