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Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - (Quercus spp.) Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - (Quercus spp.) Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This is a successional community dominated by a nearly monospecific <i>Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana</i> canopy. Species composition and cover are variable depending upon geographic location and disturbance history. Some examples are densely forested (75-100% total cover) with <i>Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana</i> and sparse subcanopy, shrub and herb strata. Other examples, especially those that are somewhat more open-canopied, are more species-rich, and other tree species may enter the canopy in low levels of abundance. Species that may occur in the canopy include <i>Carya alba, Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Carya ovata, Cercis canadensis</i>, and <i>Pinus virginiana</i>. Various oaks (including <i>Quercus coccinea, Quercus falcata, Quercus stellata</i>, and <i>Quercus phellos</i>) may also be present, seeding in from adjacent oak-hardwood forests. The midstory is typically sparse, with canopy species as well as <i>Cornus florida, Ilex opaca, Liquidambar styraciflua</i>, and <i>Prunus serotina var. serotina</i>. In addition, <i>Frangula caroliniana</i> occurs in various strata. Herbs are patchy and typically include <i>Asplenium platyneuron, Chasmanthium laxum, Eupatorium</i> spp., <i>Polystichum acrostichoides</i>, and <i>Carex</i> spp. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36287.CEGL007124
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: Successional Eastern Red-cedar Forest
  Translated: Eastern Red-cedar - (Oak species) Forest
  Scientific: Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - (Quercus spp.) Forest
  Code: CEGL007124
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683735 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo