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Quercus muehlenbergii / Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus - Dichanthelium boscii - (Verbesina virginica var. virginica) Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus muehlenbergii / Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus - Dichanthelium boscii - (Verbesina virginica var. virginica) Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This dry, open, calcareous forest of the Inner Coastal Plain of Virginia is restricted to subxeric to xeric, fertile habitats over unconsolidated, calcareous deposits. These localized habitats are found on southeast- to southwest-facing, usually convex slopes of deep ravines or stream-fronting bluffs that have downcut into Tertiary shell deposits or limesands. Occurrences are small (typically <1 acre) and highly localized in dissected portions of the Inner Coastal Plain. Quercus muehlenbergii is a constant, codominant or dominant canopy tree, and is the most characteristic tree of this type. Some stands tend toward a woodland physiognomy, with low-statured, gnarled trees and a very open canopy. The understory includes Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana and Cercis canadensis var. canadensis. The herb layer is usually patchy, but contains a diversity of species, including several long-range mountain disjuncts. Particularly abundant or noteworthy herbaceous species include Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus and Dichanthelium boscii, which are the most constant and abundant herbs, each with mean cover >5% over all documented stands. Other important species are Verbesina virginica var. virginica, Campanulastrum americanum, Smallanthus uvedalius, Silphium trifoliatum var. trifoliatum, Desmodium pauciflorum, Hexalectris spicata, and Piptochaetium avenaceum. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.25820.QUERCUSMUEHLENB
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 30-Jun-1998 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Chinquapin Oak / Robin's-plantain - Bosc's Witchgrass - (Common Frostweed) Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689488 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007748
  Scientific: Quercus muehlenbergii / Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus - Dichanthelium boscii - (Verbesina virginica var. virginica) Forest
  Common: North Atlantic Coastal Plain Calcareous Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Quercus muehlenbergii / Cercis canadensis / Dichanthelium boscii - Bromus pubescens - Erigeron pulchellus var. pulchellus - Aquilegia canadensis Forest