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Quercus muehlenbergii / Salix humilis / Eryngium yuccifolium Woodland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus muehlenbergii / Salix humilis / Eryngium yuccifolium Woodland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: These are open, stunted, wooded calcareous glades characterized by Quercus muehlenbergii. Associates include Celtis tenuifolia, Cercis canadensis, Cornus florida, Carya ovata, Ostrya virginiana, Juniperus virginiana. Shrubs are sparse. The herb layer includes Bouteloua curtipendula, Asclepias verticillata, Schizachyrium scoparium, Helianthus divaricatus, Sorghastrum nutans, Eryngium yuccifolium, Carex meadii, Anemone cylindrica, Desmodium spp., and Andropogon gerardii. These communities occur on shallow, dry, calcareous soils on gently rolling terrain or slopes. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.24488.QUERCUSMUEHLENB
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Chinquapin Oak / Prairie Willow / Rattlesnake-master Woodland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687747 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006239
  Scientific: Quercus muehlenbergii / Salix humilis / Eryngium yuccifolium Woodland