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Pinus echinata - Quercus velutina - Quercus marilandica / Piptochaetium avenaceum Ultramafic Woodland | Schafale, M. P. 2011. Classifica...
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Name: Pinus echinata - Quercus velutina - Quercus marilandica / Piptochaetium avenaceum Ultramafic Woodland
Reference: Schafale, M. P. 2011. Classifica...
Description: This shortleaf pine - oak woodland is found on soils derived from ultramafic rock such as serpentine, on open slopes or ridgetops. It is an open woodland of drought-tolerant species, often with some mesophytic species co-occurring in unusual combinations. The canopy is dominated by <i>Pinus echinata, Quercus velutina</i>, and <i>Quercus marilandica</i>. An open understory includes <i>Sassafras albidum, Crataegus</i> sp., <i>Nyssa sylvatica, Cornus florida</i>, and <i>Fagus grandifolia</i>. The ground cover is patchy, with <i>Piptochaetium avenaceum, Chasmanthium latifolium, Dichanthelium boscii</i>, and <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i> dominating patches. Other common herbs include <i>Scleria oligantha, Danthonia spicata, Clematis ochroleuca</i>, and <i>Polystichum acrostichoides</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35994.CEGL007045
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:   Translated: Shortleaf Pine - Black Oak - Blackjack Oak / Blackseed Speargrass Ultramafic Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus echinata - Quercus velutina - Quercus marilandica / Piptochaetium avenaceum Ultramafic Woodland
  Code: CEGL007045
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.866829 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo