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Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Fraxinus quadrangulata / Symphyotrichum oblongifolium - Panicum flexile - Sedum pulchellum Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Fraxinus quadrangulata / Symphyotrichum oblongifolium - Panicum flexile - Sedum pulchellum Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occurs on Middle Ordovician Limestone of the Inner Bluegrass region of Kentucky. The canopy also contains <i>Quercus muehlenbergii</i>. The herbaceous stratum entirely lacks <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> and <i>Sporobolus</i> spp., typical of many related communities, including ~<i>Fraxinus quadrangulata - Juniperus virginiana</i> var. <i>virginiana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Lithospermum canescens</i> Woodland (CEGL007994)$$ of the Eastern Knobs region. Some other herbs which are apparently common to both of these associations include <i>Carex eburnea</i> (which may be locally dominant), <i>Houstonia canadensis, Minuartia patula, Allium cernuum</i>, and <i>Pellaea atropurpurea</i>. The presence of <i>Clematis viorna</i> and <i>Phlox bifida</i> may help distinguish this association from CEGL007994. Slightly moister, shadier areas support <i>Pleopeltis polypodioides, Danthonia spicata, Schizachne purpurascens, Carex pensylvanica, Cerastium arvense, Aquilegia canadensis</i>, and <i>Solidago sphacelata</i>. Scattered shrubs include <i>Physocarpus opulifolius, Rosa carolina, Zanthoxylum americanum, Ptelea trifoliata</i>, and <i>Rhus aromatica</i>. This type is in effect a mosaic of herbaceous ledge and cliff vegetation mixed with rocky woodlands dominated by <i>Juniperus virginiana, Quercus muehlenbergii</i>, and <i>Fraxinus quadrangulata</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36281.CEGL004271
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
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Bluegrass Ledge/Cliff Glade Woodland
  Translated: Eastern Red-cedar - Blue Ash / Aromatic Aster - Wiry Panicgrass - Widow's-cross Woodland
  Scientific: Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Fraxinus quadrangulata / Symphyotrichum oblongifolium - Panicum flexile - Sedum pulchellum Woodland
  Code: CEGL004271
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683778 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo