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Juniperus virginiana - Ostrya virginiana / Carex eburnea Woodland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Juniperus virginiana - Ostrya virginiana / Carex eburnea Woodland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This calcareous rocky summit community occurs in New England and in the northeastern portion of the Great Lakes ecoregion. Soils are generally thin, and exposed rock is common. The open canopy is dominated by <i>Juniperus virginiana</i>. Associated canopy species include <i>Ostrya virginiana, Fraxinus americana, Quercus alba, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Carya ovata</i>, plus <i>Thuja occidentalis</i> occasionally. In some examples, <i>Celtis occidentalis</i> occurs as a prominent shrub. The herbaceous layer is characterized by <i>Carex eburnea</i>. Other associates include <i>Minuartia michauxii (= Arenaria stricta), Linum sulcatum, Monarda fistulosa, Asplenium platyneuron, Symphyotrichum patens (= Aster patens), Symphyotrichum undulatum (= Aster undulatus), Oligoneuron rigidum (= Solidago rigida), Solidago nemoralis, Solidago bicolor, Danthonia spicata, Clematis occidentalis, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Houstonia longifolia</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31351.CEGL006180
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: Red-cedar Rocky Summit
  Translated: Eastern Red-cedar - Hophornbeam / Bristleleaf Sedge Woodland
  Scientific: Juniperus virginiana - Ostrya virginiana / Carex eburnea Woodland
  Code: CEGL006180