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Pinus rigida - Quercus stellata / Andropogon gerardii - Packera paupercula Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus rigida - Quercus stellata / Andropogon gerardii - Packera paupercula Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association represents upland ultramafic woodlands of the Southern Blue Ridge of Virginia. Examples are typified by an open canopy dominated by <i>Pinus rigida, Quercus stellata, Pinus strobus</i>, with lesser amounts of <i>Acer rubrum, Betula lenta, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Prunus serotina var. serotina</i>. Dry rocky openings which support grassland vegetation are scattered throughout. Dominants include <i>Andropogon gerardii, Schizachyrium scoparium, Packera paupercula</i>, and <i>Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum</i>. Other species include <i>Spiraea alba var. latifolia, Sorghastrum nutans, Ceanothus americanus, Zigadenus leimanthoides, Liatris pilosa, Sanguisorba canadensis, Asclepias verticillata, Thalictrum revolutum, Zizia aptera</i>, and <i>Cladonia</i> spp. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33737-{D5218B9E-26ED-444B-87D0-18FC68CF9CD9}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 3
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Dec-1997 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686593 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004968
  Translated: Pitch Pine - Post Oak / Big Bluestem - Balsam Groundsel Woodland
  Common: Southern Blue Ridge Ultramafic Woodland (Prairie Type)
  Scientific: Pinus rigida - Quercus stellata / Andropogon gerardii - Packera paupercula Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL004968
(similar) Pinus rigida - Quercus stellata / Andropogon gerardii - Packera paupercula Woodland
(similar) Pinus rigida - Quercus stellata / Andropogon gerardii - Packera paupercula Woodland