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Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Croton alabamensis - Leptopus phyllanthoides / Carex eburnea Shrubland | Allison, J. R., and T. E. Steven...
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Name: Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Croton alabamensis - Leptopus phyllanthoides / Carex eburnea Shrubland
Reference: Allison, J. R., and T. E. Steven...
Description: This shrubland occupies deeper soils in dolostone glades associated with the Cahaba River in Bibb County, Alabama. It occurs as islands in herbaceous dominated areas, and as a narrow to wide (5-30 m wide) marginal zone. Characteristic shrubs are <i>Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Rhus aromatica var. aromatica, Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis, Frangula caroliniana, Forestiera ligustrina, Leptopus phyllanthoides (= Andrachne phyllanthoides), Berchemia scandens, Hypericum frondosum, Sideroxylon lycioides</i>, and stunted individuals of <i>Acer leucoderme, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus austrina, Fraxinus americana</i>, and <i>Ulmus alata</i>. <i>Carex eburnea</i> is a characteristic herb, which is present primarily in this community and is not as common in associated woodlands or herbaceous types. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36565.CEGL003937
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 - Alabama Croton - Missouri Maidenbush / Bristleleaf Sedge Shrubland
  Scientific: Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Croton alabamensis - Leptopus phyllanthoides / Carex eburnea Shrubland
  Code: CEGL003937
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686293 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo