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Pinus rigida - Quercus stellata / Andropogon gerardii - Packera paupercula Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus rigida - Quercus stellata / Andropogon gerardii - Packera paupercula Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association represents upland ultramafic woodlands of the Southern Blue Ridge of Virginia. Examples are typified by an open canopy dominated by <i>Pinus rigida, Quercus stellata, Pinus strobus</i>, with lesser amounts of <i>Acer rubrum, Betula lenta, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Prunus serotina var. serotina</i>. Dry rocky openings which support grassland vegetation are scattered throughout. Dominants include <i>Andropogon gerardii, Schizachyrium scoparium, Packera paupercula (= Senecio pauperculus)</i>, and <i>Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum</i>. Other species include <i>Spiraea alba var. latifolia (= Spiraea latifolia), Sorghastrum nutans, Ceanothus americanus, Zigadenus leimanthoides, Liatris pilosa (= Liatris graminifolia), Sanguisorba canadensis, Asclepias verticillata, Thalictrum revolutum, Zizia aptera</i>, and <i>Cladonia</i> spp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36018.CEGL004968
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: Southern Blue Ridge Ultramafic Woodland (Prairie Type)
  Translated: Pitch Pine - Post Oak / Big Bluestem - Balsam Groundsel Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus rigida - Quercus stellata / Andropogon gerardii - Packera paupercula Woodland
  Code: CEGL004968
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686593 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo