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Juniperus virginiana - Fraxinus quadrangulata / Symphyotrichum oblongifolium - Panicum flexile - Sedum pulchellum Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Juniperus virginiana - Fraxinus quadrangulata / Symphyotrichum oblongifolium - Panicum flexile - Sedum pulchellum Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This community occurs on Middle Ordovician Limestone of the Inner Bluegrass region of Kentucky. The canopy is dominated by <i>Juniperus virginiana</i> and <i>Fraxinus quadrangulata</i> and also contains <i>Quercus muehlenbergii</i>. Scattered shrubs include <i>Physocarpus opulifolius, Rosa carolina, Zanthoxylum americanum, Ptelea trifoliata</i>, and <i>Rhus aromatica</i>. The herbaceous stratum is characterized by <i>Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, Panicum flexile</i>, and <i>Sedum pulchellum</i>. Slightly moister, shadier areas support <i>Pleopeltis polypodioides, Danthonia spicata, Schizachne purpurascens, Carex pensylvanica, Cerastium arvense, Aquilegia canadensis</i>, and <i>Solidago sphacelata</i>. The herbaceous stratum entirely lacks <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> and <i>Sporobolus</i> spp., typical of many related communities, including ~<i>Fraxinus quadrangulata - Juniperus virginiana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Lithospermum canescens</i> Woodland (CEGL007994)$$ of the Eastern Knobs region. Some other herbs which are apparently common to both of these associations include <i>Carex eburnea</i> (which may be locally dominant), <i>Houstonia canadensis, Minuartia patula, Allium cernuum</i>, and <i>Pellaea atropurpurea</i>. The presence of <i>Clematis viorna</i> and <i>Phlox bifida</i> may help distinguish this association from CEGL007994. This type is in effect a mosaic of herbaceous ledge and cliff vegetation mixed with rocky woodlands dominated by <i>Juniperus virginiana, Quercus muehlenbergii</i>, and <i>Fraxinus quadrangulata</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33104-{49C72621-CF0F-4D38-93F7-8B58225BC502} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Dec-1995 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.2.683778 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004271   Translated: Eastern Red-cedar - Blue Ash / Aromatic Aster - Wiry Panicgrass - Widow's-cross Woodland   Common: Bluegrass Ledge/Cliff Glade Woodland   Scientific: Juniperus virginiana - Fraxinus quadrangulata / Symphyotrichum oblongifolium - Panicum flexile - Sedum pulchellum Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Fraxinus quadrangulata / Symphyotrichum oblongifolium - Panicum flexile - Sedum pulchellum Woodland (similar) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Fraxinus quadrangulata / Symphyotrichum oblongifolium - Panicum flexile - Sedum pulchellum Woodland (similar) CEGL004271