Name:
Fraxinus quadrangulata - Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Lithospermum canescens Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This community occurs on Mississippian limestones of the Eastern Knobs and Mississippian Plateaus regions of Kentucky. It is documented from the western portion of the Stanton Ranger District of the Daniel Boone National Forest (Grassy Knob Ridge System, Estill County), as well as along the South Fork of the Cumberland River in Pulaski County (Cain Branch Point). The vegetation is described as being an 'open forest' found on narrow limestone ridges dominated by Juniperus virginiana, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Quercus muehlenbergii, and Ostrya virginiana. Scattered shrubs include Physocarpus opulifolius, Rosa carolina, Zanthoxylum americanum, Ptelea trifoliata, and Rhus aromatica. Other shrubs include Symphoricarpos albus, Frangula caroliniana, Viburnum rufidulum, and Celtis tenuifolia. The presence of these shrubs help floristically distinguish this association from related vegetation of the Inner Bluegrass (e.g., Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Fraxinus quadrangulata / Symphyotrichum oblongifolium - Panicum flexile - Sedum pulchellum Woodland (CEGL004271) of The Palisades). Also in contrast to this related vegetation, the open areas which are included in this association are dominated by native perennial grasses such as Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon gerardii, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Muhlenbergia cuspidata, Sporobolus compositus, and Bouteloua curtipendula. Some other herbs which are apparently common to both associations include Carex eburnea, Houstonia canadensis, Minuartia patula, Allium cernuum, and Pellaea atropurpurea. Also common to both associations (in moister, shadier areas) are Carex pensylvanica, Danthonia spicata, Aquilegia canadensis, and Solidago sphacelata. Herbs of this zone which seem to distinguish this association from CEGL004271 include Symphyotrichum laeve (= Aster laevis), Symphyotrichum shortii (= Aster shortii), Monarda russeliana, Phlox subulata, Polymnia canadensis, Sedum ternatum, Asplenium ruta-muraria, Chenopodium standleyanum, and Zizia aptera.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.25154.FRAXINUSQUADRAN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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