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(Quercus prinus) / Vaccinium pallidum / Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia spicata / Cladonia spp. Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: (Quercus prinus) / Vaccinium pallidum / Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia spicata / Cladonia spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This type covers vegetation on gently to moderately sloping outcrops of felsic rocks with irregular or undulating surfaces but few crevices, and characterized predominantly by graminoids and low shrubs in fairly shallow soil mats. It includes drier examples where <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Danthonia</i> spp., or other dry-site grasses predominate. This community is distinguished by the predominance of somewhat deeper soil mats, capable of supporting grasses. Lichen-covered bare rock and thin mats dominated by <i>Selaginella</i> spp. are often present but are less prominent than in granitic dome communities, while grassy mats and low-shrub patches are more prominent. Trees may be dispersed throughout the community rather than largely confined to the edge. This is similar to a granitic dome. Most occurrences are in DuPont State Forest, Transylvania and Henderson counties, North Carolina (M221Dc). It may also occur in the Nantahala National Forest. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35948.CEGL004990
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: Low-Elevation Acidic Glade (Grass Type)
  Translated: (Chestnut Oak) / Blue Ridge Blueberry / Little Bluestem - Poverty Oatgrass / Cup Lichen species Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: (Quercus prinus) / Vaccinium pallidum / Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia spicata / Cladonia spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004990
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685204 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo