Name:
Quercus alba - Carya glabra / Schizachyrium scoparium - Helianthus divaricatus - Salvia urticifolia - Parthenium auriculatum Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This is a fire-maintained woodland of the Piedmont of Virginia, occurring on soils derived from diabase rock. Although the fire frequency is abnormally high in known sites (on Fort Pickett), this community may be quite similar to some pre-settlement Piedmont communities. Canopy dominants include Quercus alba, Quercus velutina, Quercus falcata, Quercus coccinea, Carya alba, Carya glabra, Carya ovalis, Nyssa sylvatica, and Liriodendron tulipifera. The subcanopy includes Cercis canadensis, Cornus florida, and Liquidambar styraciflua. Shrubs and woody vines include Rhus copallinum, Rhus michauxii, Rhus glabra, Diospyros virginiana, Ulmus alata, Sassafras albidum, Toxicodendron radicans, Viburnum rafinesquianum, and Fraxinus americana. The herb layer includes Schizachyrium scoparium, Helianthus divaricatus, Salvia urticifolia, Parthenium auriculatum (= Parthenium integrifolium var. auriculatum), Chrysogonum virginianum, Ageratina aromatica, Desmodium laevigatum, Desmodium marilandicum, Desmodium nuttallii, Desmodium paniculatum, Desmodium perplexum, Eupatorium hyssopifolium, Eupatorium godfreyanum, Clitoria mariana, Eupatorium sessilifolium, Eupatorium altissimum (= Eupatorium saltuense), Galactia regularis, Lespedeza procumbens, Solidago pinetorum, Solidago rugosa, Solidago nemoralis, Solidago juncea, Ruellia purshiana, Matelea decipiens, Sanicula smallii, Angelica venenosa, Ligusticum canadense, Thalictrum revolutum, Triosteum angustifolium, and Clematis ochroleuca. This community occurs in association with the Quercus alba - Quercus velutina - Quercus stellata / Schizachyrium scoparium - Desmodium spp. Woodland (CEGL003722), differing in underlying geology (diabase vs. granite).
Accession Code:
VB.CC.21084.QUERCUSALBACARY
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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