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Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Croton alabamensis - Leptopus phyllanthoides / Carex eburnea Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Croton alabamensis - Leptopus phyllanthoides / Carex eburnea Shrubland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This shrubland occupies deeper soils in dolostone glades associated with the Cahaba River in Bibb County, Alabama. It occurs as islands in herbaceous dominated areas, and as a narrow to wide (5-30 m wide) marginal zone. Characteristic shrubs are Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Rhus aromatica var. aromatica, Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis, Frangula caroliniana, Forestiera ligustrina, Leptopus phyllanthoides (= Andrachne phyllanthoides), Berchemia scandens, Hypericum frondosum, Sideroxylon lycioides, and stunted individuals of Acer leucoderme, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus austrina, Fraxinus americana, and Ulmus alata. Carex eburnea is a characteristic herb, which is present primarily in this community and is not as common in associated woodlands or herbaceous types. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.22886.JUNIPERUSVIRGIN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Feb-1996 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Code: CEGL003937
  Translated: Eastern Red-cedar - Alabama Croton - Maidenbush / Bristleleaf Sedge Shrubland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686293 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Scientific: Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Croton alabamensis - Leptopus phyllanthoides / Carex eburnea Shrubland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Croton alabamensis - Leptopus phyllanthoides / Carex eburnea Shrubland