Name:
Fraxinus americana - Carya glabra / Muhlenbergia sobolifera - Helianthus divaricatus - Solidago ulmifolia Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association is a woodland dominated by <i>Fraxinus americana</i> and <i>Carya glabra</i>, occurring in dry, rocky, fertile soils derived from mafic igneous and metamorphic rocks and, less frequently, granitic rocks and calcareous sedimentary and metasedimentary formations. Stands are found from 60 to 1000 m (240-3300 feet) in elevation in the Blue Ridge and upper Piedmont of Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia. Less constant and important canopy species include <i>Carya ovalis, Quercus prinus, Quercus rubra var. rubra, Juniperus virginiana</i>, and <i>Pinus virginiana</i>. Subcanopy species include <i>Celtis tenuifolia, Celtis occidentalis, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Ostrya virginiana</i>, and <i>Ulmus rubra</i>. The shrub stratum includes <i>Rhus aromatica var. aromatica, Ptelea trifoliata, Viburnum rafinesquianum (= var. rafinesquianum), Rhus typhina, Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i>. Typical species of the herb stratum include <i>Muhlenbergia sobolifera, Helianthus divaricatus, Pycnanthemum incanum, Elymus hystrix, Carex pensylvanica, Polygonum tenue, Woodsia ilvensis, Woodsia obtusa, Phacelia dubia, Symphyotrichum oblongifolium (= Aster oblongifolius), Solidago arguta var. harrisii (= Solidago harrisii), Selaginella rupestris, Cheilanthes lanosa, Danthonia spicata, Cardamine parviflora var. arenicola, Draba ramosissima, Sedum glaucophyllum</i>, and others.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.34943.CEGL003683
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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