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Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Leptopus phyllanthoides - (Quercus nigra, Ilex vomitoria) Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Leptopus phyllanthoides - (Quercus nigra, Ilex vomitoria) Shrubland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association is a shrubland of the upper, dry part of the scour zone of larger streams and rivers on exposed bedrock. It is typically found on the south-facing sides of river valleys in the Ouachita Mountains ecoregion. These areas are scoured by floods that reach 5 m or more above normal summer pools. <i>Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana</i> and <i>Leptopus phyllanthoides (= Andrachne phyllanthoides)</i> are characteristic and usually dominant. <i>Quercus nigra</i> and <i>Ilex vomitoria</i> may also be present in some examples. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36280.CEGL003942
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: Eastern Red-cedar - Missouri Maidenbush - (Water Oak, Yaupon) Shrubland
  Scientific: Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Leptopus phyllanthoides - (Quercus nigra, Ilex vomitoria) Shrubland
  Code: CEGL003942
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683353 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo