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Pinus virginiana / Quercus marilandica Serpentine Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus virginiana / Quercus marilandica Serpentine Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This community represents successional Virginia pine forests of serpentine barrens of the northern Piedmont. This forest or woodland occurs on soils underlain and influenced by serpentine bedrock. It is dominated by <i>Pinus virginiana</i> with a subcanopy of <i>Quercus marilandica</i>. Other tree associates include <i>Quercus stellata, Sassafras albidum, Prunus serotina, Nyssa sylvatica, Juniperus virginiana</i>, and <i>Robinia pseudoacacia</i>. A dense shrub layer dominated by <i>Smilax rotundifolia</i> and/or <i>Smilax glauca</i> is characteristic in canopy openings. Other shrubs may include <i>Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium stamineum, Gaylussacia baccata, Quercus ilicifolia</i>, and <i>Quercus prinoides</i>. Herbs may include <i>Aralia nudicaulis, Pteridium aquilinum, Microstegium vimineum, Dichanthelium dichotomum (= Panicum dichotomum)</i>, and <i>Danthonia spicata</i>. In some woodlands with less canopy cover and stonier soils, <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> and <i>Sporobolus heterolepis</i> dominate patches of the herbaceous layer along with scattered individuals of <i>Symphyotrichum depauperatum (= Aster depauperatus), Scleria pauciflora, Cerastium arvense var. villosum, Solidago nemoralis, Packera anonyma (= Senecio anonymus), Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon (= Panicum sphaerocarpon)</i>, and <i>Arabis lyrata</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31276.CEGL006266
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]
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  Common: Virginia Pine Serpentine Forest
  Translated: Virginia Pine / Blackjack Oak Serpentine Forest
  Scientific: Pinus virginiana / Quercus marilandica Serpentine Forest
  Code: CEGL006266