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Pinus rigida - Quercus stellata / Andropogon gerardii - Packera paupercula Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus rigida - Quercus stellata / Andropogon gerardii - Packera paupercula Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association represents upland ultramafic woodlands of the Southern Blue Ridge of Virginia. Examples are typified by an open canopy dominated by Pinus rigida, Quercus stellata, Pinus strobus, with lesser amounts of Acer rubrum, Betula lenta, Quercus rubra, and Prunus serotina var. serotina. Dry rocky openings which support grassland vegetation are scattered throughout. Dominants include Andropogon gerardii, Schizachyrium scoparium, Packera paupercula (= Senecio pauperculus), and Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum. Other species include Spiraea alba var. latifolia (= Spiraea latifolia), Sorghastrum nutans, Ceanothus americanus, Zigadenus leimanthoides, Liatris pilosa (= Liatris graminifolia), Sanguisorba canadensis, Asclepias verticillata, Thalictrum revolutum, Zizia aptera, and Cladonia spp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.22900.PINUSRIGIDAQUER
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Dec-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Code: CEGL004968
  Translated: Pitch Pine - Post Oak / Big Bluestem - Balsam Ragwort Woodland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686593 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Scientific: Pinus rigida - Quercus stellata / Andropogon gerardii - Packera paupercula Woodland
  Common: Southern Blue Ridge Ultramafic Woodland (Prairie Type)
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus rigida - Quercus stellata / Andropogon gerardii - Packera paupercula Woodland