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Pinus rigida - Quercus alba / Sporobolus heterolepis - Andropogon gerardii Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus rigida - Quercus alba / Sporobolus heterolepis - Andropogon gerardii Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This community occurs on shallow, rocky soils associated with outcrops of serpentinized olivine in the Southern Blue Ridge. It is a unique community with a restricted range and few known occurrences. This community includes open woodland vegetation dominated by stunted <i>Pinus rigida</i> and <i>Quercus alba</i>, occurring over a cespitose graminoid-dominated understory with little shrub cover. Although the relative basal area for the two canopy species is the same, <i>Pinus rigida</i> is twice as dense as <i>Quercus alba</i>. Other canopy and subcanopy trees may include <i>Tsuga canadensis, Acer rubrum</i>, and <i>Oxydendrum arboreum</i>. The dense herbaceous stratum is dominated by <i>Andropogon gerardii, Sporobolus heterolepis</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. Common forbs include <i>Packera plattensis, Hexastylis arifolia var. ruthii</i>, and <i>Thalictrum macrostylum</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32628-{79A4B752-60BC-4BCF-B6DD-7F4359A94641} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 7
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 23-Feb-1995 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus rigida - Quercus alba - Quercus stellata Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687946 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003768   Translated: Pitch Pine - White Oak / Prairie Dropseed - Big Bluestem Woodland   Common: Southern Blue Ridge Ultramafic Outcrop Barrens (Pitch Pine Woodland Type)   Scientific: Pinus rigida - Quercus alba / Sporobolus heterolepis - Andropogon gerardii Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL003768 (similar) Pinus rigida - Quercus alba / Sporobolus heterolepis - Andropogon gerardii Woodland (similar) Pinus rigida - Quercus alba / Sporobolus heterolepis - Andropogon gerardii Woodland