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Pinus virginiana / Quercus marilandica Serpentine Ruderal Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus virginiana / Quercus marilandica Serpentine Ruderal Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This community represents successional Virginia pine forests of serpentine barrens of the northern Piedmont. This forest or woodland occurs on soils underlain and influenced by serpentine bedrock. It is dominated by <i>Pinus virginiana</i> with a subcanopy of <i>Quercus marilandica</i>. Other tree associates include <i>Quercus stellata, Sassafras albidum, Prunus serotina, Nyssa sylvatica, Juniperus virginiana</i>, and <i>Robinia pseudoacacia</i>. A dense shrub layer dominated by <i>Smilax rotundifolia</i> and/or <i>Smilax glauca</i> is characteristic in canopy openings. Other shrubs may include <i>Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium stamineum, Gaylussacia baccata, Quercus ilicifolia</i>, and <i>Quercus prinoides</i>. Herbs may include <i>Aralia nudicaulis, Pteridium aquilinum, Microstegium vimineum, Dichanthelium dichotomum</i>, and <i>Danthonia spicata</i>. In some woodlands with less canopy cover and stonier soils, <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> and <i>Sporobolus heterolepis</i> dominate patches of the herbaceous layer along with scattered individuals of <i>Symphyotrichum depauperatum, Scleria pauciflora, Cerastium arvense var. villosum, Solidago nemoralis, Packera anonyma, Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon</i>, and <i>Arabis lyrata</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34913-{A6B49F63-7689-47CA-8FDA-0EFBE67758D0} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 21-Sep-2005 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus rigida - Pinus virginiana - Quercus marilandica Serpentine Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684859 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006266   Translated: Virginia Pine / Blackjack Oak Serpentine Ruderal Forest   Common: Ruderal Virginia Pine Serpentine Forest   Scientific: Pinus virginiana / Quercus marilandica Serpentine Ruderal Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL006266 (similar) Pinus virginiana / Quercus marilandica Serpentine Forest