Name:
Pinus resinosa - Quercus rubra / Sibbaldiopsis tridentata / Danthonia compressa - Antennaria virginica / Rhytidium rugosum Woodland
Reference:
Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description:
This community occurs on west-facing side ridges of Pike Knob, Pendleton County, West Virginia, at about 1220 m (4000 feet) elevation. The original structure of the vegetation is somewhat uncertain, but probably resembled the current manifestation or was more open. The open to scattered canopy consists of stunted individuals of Pinus resinosa, Quercus rubra, and Betula lenta. Shrub layer is scattered, and includes Salix humilis, Physocarpus opulifolius, Vaccinium angustifolium, Symphoricarpos albus, and Rosa acicularis. The dwarf-shrub layer is locally dense, consisting of Sibbaldiopsis tridentata. The herb layer is dominated by Danthonia compressa and Antennaria virginica, with other species including Polypodium appalachianum, Hylotelephium telephioides (= Sedum telephioides), Phlox subulata, Potentilla canadensis, Heuchera alba, Campanula divaricata, Fragaria virginiana, Allium allegheniense, Deschampsia flexuosa, Carex pensylvanica, Polygonum tenue, Houstonia longifolia (= var. longifolia), Saxifraga virginiensis, Poa compressa, and Solidago bicolor. Rhytidium rugosum is an abundant moss. The species composition is a peculiar mix of species with different affinities: northern (Pinus resinosa, Rhytidium rugosum, Sibbaldiopsis tridentata, Vaccinium angustifolium); southern/central Appalachian endemics (Campanula divaricata, Hylotelephium telephioides); central Appalachian endemics (Antennaria virginica, Heuchera alba); northern/western (Symphoricarpos albus, Rosa acicularis).
Accession Code:
VB.CC.22866.PINUSRESINOSAQU
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