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Pinus virginiana / Juniperus virginiana - Chionanthus virginicus Granitic Flatrock Border Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus virginiana / Juniperus virginiana - Chionanthus virginicus Granitic Flatrock Border Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This granitic flatrock border woodland occurs on shallow soils over exfoliated granitic bedrock, on the margins of Piedmont Fall-line granite outcrops (some of which are actually found east of the fall-line in the Coastal Plain). Stands are generally associated with open granitic flatrock communities. Stands of this association are somewhat open forests or woodlands. The closure of stands may be variable, and many would fall below the 60% forest/woodland threshold, but this association is placed in a "forest" alliance. The canopy is typically dominated by Pinus virginiana. Other canopy species, which also may form an open understory, include Juniperus virginiana, Ulmus alata, Carya glabra, Chionanthus virginicus, and Quercus stellata. Shrubs include Vaccinium stamineum and Rhus aromatica. Woody vines, especially Vitis rotundifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Smilax bona-nox, and Smilax rotundifolia, are often abundant. Herb cover is generally low to moderate and usually includes only small amounts of the species of the open rock. Grasses, including Schizachyrium scoparium, Piptochaetium avenaceum, or Danthonia spicata, may be common.  Accession Code: VB.CC.25870.PINUSVIRGINIANA Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 03-Apr-2003 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus virginiana Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Virginia Pine / Eastern Red-cedar - Fringetree Granitic Flatrock Border Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688864 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003993   Scientific: Pinus virginiana / Juniperus virginiana - Chionanthus virginicus Granitic Flatrock Border Forest   Common: Virginia Pine / Granitic Flatrock Border Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Pinus (virginiana, taeda) / Juniperus virginiana - Chionanthus virginicus - Ulmus alata Granitic Flatrock Border Forest