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Carex leptalea - Parnassia grandifolia - Juncus coriaceus - Solidago patula Ridge and Valley Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Carex leptalea - Parnassia grandifolia - Juncus coriaceus - Solidago patula Ridge and Valley Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This saturated herbaceous vegetation occurs on steep slopes over limestones or dolomites in the Ridge and Valley of northern Tennessee. Cover of vascular plants varies from about 30% in relatively sparse examples to about 70% in denser ones. It occurs in a matrix of saturated <i>Thuja occidentalis</i>-dominated woodlands. Species present include <i>Carex leptalea, Carex</i> sp., <i>Solidago patula, Oxypolis rigidior, Juncus coriaceus, Eupatorium fistulosum, Parnassia grandifolia, Packera aurea (= Senecio aureus), Coreopsis tripteris, Silphium trifoliatum var. latifolium, Viola cucullata, Lobelia siphilitica, Trautvetteria caroliniensis</i>, and seedlings of <i>Thuja occidentalis</i>. <i>Cypripedium reginae</i> is present in some examples, or in the woodlands on the margins of the herbaceous openings. Vegetation is denser on shallow shelves of rock where organic matter collects. Marl-forming <i>Scytonema</i> spp. cover part of the exposed rock surface; <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. are absent. Adjacent shrubs, which may intrude on some examples, include <i>Toxicodendron radicans, Hydrangea</i> sp., <i>Cornus alternifolia, Ribes</i> sp., <i>Lindera benzoin</i>, and <i>Viburnum prunifolium</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36069.CEGL004944
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
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Names:   Common: Southern Ridge and Valley Dolomite Slope Fen
  Translated: Bristly-stalked Sedge - Largeleaf Grass-of-Parnassus - Leathery Rush - Roundleaf Goldenrod Ridge and Valley Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Carex leptalea - Parnassia grandifolia - Juncus coriaceus - Solidago patula Ridge and Valley Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004944
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688091 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo