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Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Pinus virginiana - Quercus stellata / Amelanchier stolonifera / Danthonia spicata - Melica mutica Woodland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Pinus virginiana - Quercus stellata / Amelanchier stolonifera / Danthonia spicata - Melica mutica Woodland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This woodland occupies areas of flat sandstone bedrock along the New River in West Virginia. It has an open to nearly closed canopy dominated by a mixture of evergreen conifer and deciduous tree species over a diverse understory of shrubs and herbs often with heavy ground cover by mosses and lichens. The open canopy is dominated by about equal amounts of Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana and Pinus virginiana. Associated deciduous tree species include Quercus stellata, Fraxinus americana, Celtis occidentalis, Ulmus americana, and Cercis canadensis. The dense shrub layer includes Amelanchier stolonifera, Rhus copallinum, Rosa carolina, d Viburnum prunifolium The exotics Ligustrum vulgare and Rosa multiflora may also be present. Vines include Toxicodendron radicans, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and Vitis aestivalis. The invasive exotic Lonicera japonica may invade this stratum as well. The herbaceous layer has high representation of grasses; grass species include Andropogon virginicus, Danthonia spicata, Leersia virginica, Melica mutica, and Piptochaetium avenaceum. The small fern Asplenium platyneuron has been noted in examples, and may have high cover. The fern ally Selaginella rupestris may also contribute significant ground cover. Cover by mosses and lichens is variable and may approach 90%. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.20052.JUNIPERUSVIRGIN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 30-Aug-2000 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Eastern Red-cedar - Virginia Pine - Post Oak / Running Serviceberry / Poverty Oatgrass - Two-flower Melicgrass Woodland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684217 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL008449
  Scientific: Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Pinus virginiana - Quercus stellata / Amelanchier stolonifera / Danthonia spicata - Melica mutica Woodland
  Common: Appalachian Gorge Evergreen/Deciduous Riverside Flatrock Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus virginiana - Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Quercus stellata / Amelanchier stolonifera / Danthonia spicata / Leucobryum glaucum Woodland