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Quercus muehlenbergii - (Juniperus virginiana) Unglaciated Bluff Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus muehlenbergii - (Juniperus virginiana) Unglaciated Bluff Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This chinquapin oak bluff woodland occurs primarily on bluffs of rivers in the southern unglaciated Interior Low Plateau of the United States. Stands occur in scattered areas along steep south- to southwest-facing bluffs or steep slopes, for example on the Green River of Kentucky. The underlying soils and bedrock presumably have a calcareous or circumneutral influence. Stands contain an open tree layer, with <i>Quercus muehlenbergii</i> as the characteristic dominant, and <i>Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana</i> as a common associate. Scattered individuals of <i>Quercus alba</i> and <i>Quercus velutina</i> may be present. <i>Ostrya virginiana</i> may be present in any or all woody strata. Shrubs are often of sparse cover and may include <i>Rhus aromatica, Ulmus alata, Sideroxylon lycioides</i>, and. <i>Symphoricarpos orbiculatus</i>, which may be relatively abundant as a low shrub. The herb layer is very open (usually &lt;40% stratum cover) and somewhat diverse, with characteristically calciphilic and light-demanding forbs, low shrubs, and vines present. Graminoids include <i>Brachyelytrum erectum, Chasmanthium latifolium, Bromus</i> sp., <i>Dichanthelium boscii</i>, and <i>Dichanthelium commutatum</i>. It very likely occurs on other major rivers (Red, Cumberland, Tennessee), but these habitats can be difficult to access and are not often surveyed in detail.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33100-{CBB2DEFC-0B75-4754-9F99-B08A015BF894} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 05-Sep-2008 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus muehlenbergii - Fraxinus quadrangulata - Juniperus virginiana Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.814098 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004267   Translated: Chinquapin Oak - (Eastern Red-cedar) Unglaciated Bluff Woodland   Common: Unglaciated Bluff Chinquapin Oak Woodland   Scientific: Quercus muehlenbergii - (Juniperus virginiana) Unglaciated Bluff Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Quercus muehlenbergii - (Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana) Unglaciated Bluff Woodland