Name:
Fraxinus americana - Carya glabra / Muhlenbergia sobolifera - Helianthus divaricatus - Solidago ulmifolia Woodland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This association is a woodland dominated by <i>Fraxinus americana</i> and <i>Carya glabra</i>, occurring in dry, rocky, fertile soils derived from mafic igneous and metamorphic rocks and, less frequently, granitic rocks and calcareous sedimentary and metasedimentary formations. Stands are found from 60 to 1000 m (240-3300 feet) in elevation in the Blue Ridge and upper Piedmont of Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia. Less constant and important canopy species include <i>Carya ovalis, Quercus montana, Quercus rubra var. rubra, Juniperus virginiana</i>, and <i>Pinus virginiana</i>. Subcanopy species include <i>Celtis tenuifolia, Celtis occidentalis, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Ostrya virginiana</i>, and <i>Ulmus rubra</i>. The shrub stratum includes <i>Rhus aromatica var. aromatica, Ptelea trifoliata, Viburnum rafinesqueanum, Rhus typhina, Toxicodendron radicans</i>, and <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i>. Typical species of the herb stratum include <i>Muhlenbergia sobolifera, Helianthus divaricatus, Pycnanthemum incanum, Elymus hystrix, Carex pensylvanica, Polygonum tenue, Woodsia ilvensis, Woodsia obtusa, Phacelia dubia, Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, Solidago arguta var. harrisii, Selaginella rupestris, Cheilanthes lanosa, Danthonia spicata, Cardamine parviflora var. arenicola, Draba ramosissima, Sedum glaucophyllum</i>, and others.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32551-{3F79ACE1-28CB-4568-90A4-2B1F238A562C}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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