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Quercus prinus / Rhus spp. / Deschampsia flexuosa Woodland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Quercus prinus / Rhus spp. / Deschampsia flexuosa Woodland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association consists of variably structured vegetation occurring on harsh, steep, unstable shale talus and cliffs from New Jersey to Vermont. Physiognomy ranges from woodland to shrubland to herbaceous, with areas of very sparse vegetation. Heat, drought and lack of soil development prevent the establishment of many species and limit the community to crevice-rooting herbaceous plants and widely scattered small trees and shrubs. Vegetation cover is variable and patchy. Typical tree species include <i>Quercus prinus, Pinus strobus</i>, and <i>Juniperus virginiana</i>. Shrubs include scattered <i>Vaccinium pallidum, Rhus typhina, Rhus glabra, Gaylussacia baccata</i>, and <i>Amelanchier arborea</i>. The herbaceous layer ranges from absent to nearly 30% cover in patches, and consists of drought-tolerant graminoids such as <i>Deschampsia flexuosa, Carex pensylvanica</i>, and <i>Danthonia spicata</i>, as well as drought-tolerant forbs such as <i>Comandra umbellata, Solidago arguta, Baptisia tinctoria</i>, and <i>Tephrosia virginiana</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.30913.CEGL006074
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687189 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Shale Talus Slope Woodland
  Translated: Chestnut Oak / Sumac species / Wavy Hairgrass Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus prinus / Rhus spp. / Deschampsia flexuosa Woodland
  Code: CEGL006074