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Juniperus virginiana - Ostrya virginiana / Carex eburnea Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Juniperus virginiana - Ostrya virginiana / Carex eburnea Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This calcareous rocky summit community occurs in New England and in the northeastern portion of the Great Lakes ecoregion. Soils are generally thin, and exposed rock is common. The open canopy is dominated by <i>Juniperus virginiana</i>. Associated canopy species include <i>Ostrya virginiana, Fraxinus americana, Quercus alba, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Carya ovata</i>, plus <i>Thuja occidentalis</i> occasionally. In some examples, <i>Celtis occidentalis</i> occurs as a prominent shrub. The herbaceous layer is characterized by <i>Carex eburnea</i>. Other associates include <i>Minuartia michauxii, Linum sulcatum, Monarda fistulosa, Asplenium platyneuron, Symphyotrichum patens, Symphyotrichum undulatum, Oligoneuron rigidum, Solidago nemoralis, Solidago bicolor, Danthonia spicata, Clematis occidentalis, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Houstonia longifolia</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34827-{9BD9D27B-A4CD-4A6A-8439-AB292B8EF6AD}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 20-Feb-2004 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684706 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006180
  Translated: Eastern Red-cedar - Hophornbeam / Bristleleaf Sedge Woodland
  Common: Red-cedar Rocky Summit
  Scientific: Juniperus virginiana - Ostrya virginiana / Carex eburnea Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL006180
(similar) Juniperus virginiana - Ostrya virginiana / Carex eburnea Woodland
(similar) Juniperus virginiana - Ostrya virginiana / Carex eburnea Woodland