Name:
A.670
Reference:
EcoArt 2002
Description:
This alliance has been defined to accommodate 'balds' at high elevations in eastern West Virginia, with an open canopy of ~Pinus resinosa$ and ~Quercus rubra$, well south of the main range of ~Pinus resinosa$. These woodlands are of limited extent and occur on west-facing side ridges of Pike Knob, Pendleton County, West Virginia, at about 1220 m (4000 feet) elevation. Canopy species include ~Pinus resinosa, Quercus rubra$, and ~Betula lenta$. Other woody species include ~Salix humilis, Physocarpus opulifolius, Vaccinium angustifolium, Symphoricarpos albus, Rosa acicularis, 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.2311.A670
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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