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Pinus virginiana - Quercus prinus / Quercus ilicifolia / (Hieracium greenii) Woodland | Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli...
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Name: Pinus virginiana - Quercus prinus / Quercus ilicifolia / (Hieracium greenii) Woodland Reference: Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulli... Description: This community is endemic to the central Appalachian region of west-central Virginia and eastern West Virginia. This unit is widely but locally distributed in shale districts of the Ridge and Valley on strongly convex, mostly south- to west-facing slopes and adjacent divide crests. It is very locally represented in similar Blue Ridge landscapes underlain by shale-like metamorphic rocks. Stands range in elevation from about 450-730 m (1480-2400 feet) on moderate slopes. These environments are xeric and drought-prone, with high soil temperatures and evaporation rates during the summer months. Substrates appear to be relatively stable and lack the ongoing erosional processes of the larger, steeper shale barrens. Vegetation is an open Pinus virginiana-dominated woodland. Quercus prinus is commonly a codominant canopy species. Pinus pungens and Quercus rubra are occasional canopy associates. Mean canopy cover is usually <50%, and dominant pines are <15 m tall. A sparse understory of younger Pinus virginiana and Quercus prinus 6-10 m tall is usually present. Except for patchy Quercus ilicifolia, tree saplings also comprise most of a sparse shrub layer. Low-growing Vaccinium pallidum is the most abundant component of the herb layer. The herbaceous flora of this vegetation is depauperate. Scattered individuals of the shale barren endemics Packera antennariifolia (= Senecio antennariifolius) and Eriogonum allenii occasionally occur in this community, particularly where stands border well-developed shale barrens. A characteristic feature of some examples of this type is ground-level dominance of Cladina spp. lichens.  Accession Code: VB.CC.24910.PINUSVIRGINIANA Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Jun-2001 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus (rigida, pungens, virginiana) - Quercus prinus Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Virginia Pine - Rock Chestnut Oak / Bear Oak / (Green's Hawkweed) Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687809 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL008525   Scientific: Pinus virginiana - Quercus prinus / Quercus ilicifolia / (Hieracium greenii) Woodland   Common: Central Appalachian Xeric Shale Woodland (Virginia Pine / Sparse Herbs Type) (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Pinus virginiana - Quercus prinus / Quercus ilicifolia / (Hieracium greenii, Viola pedata) Woodland