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Pinus echinata - Quercus prinus - Quercus stellata / Vaccinium pallidum / Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus echinata - Quercus prinus - Quercus stellata / Vaccinium pallidum / Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: 'Shield barrens' of sandstone areas in southwestern Virginia. These are fire-maintained shortleaf pine - oak woodlands found on edaphically extreme sites. The natural woodland condition is uncommon. The canopy of this association is dominated by <i>Pinus echinata, Quercus prinus</i>, and <i>Quercus stellata</i>. A dominant shrub is <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i>. <i>Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia</i> is a characteristic herb. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35549.CEGL004445
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:   Common: Pine-Oak Virginia Shield Barrens
  Translated: Shortleaf Pine - Chestnut Oak - Post Oak / Blue Ridge Blueberry / Common Silk-grass Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus echinata - Quercus prinus - Quercus stellata / Vaccinium pallidum / Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia Woodland
  Code: CEGL004445
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685025 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo