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(Pinus palustris) / Prunus umbellata - Rhus aromatica / Piptochaetium avenaceum - Schizachyrium scoparium Scrub Grassland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: (Pinus palustris) / Prunus umbellata - Rhus aromatica / Piptochaetium avenaceum - Schizachyrium scoparium Scrub Grassland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This community encompasses prairie-like vegetation occupying small-patch, gladelike openings on what is presumed to be mafic soils occurring in a matrix of <i>Pinus palustris</i> woodlands. These sites occur as inclusions within the broad band of extensive Hollis quartzite that comprises Pine Mountain in the outer Piedmont of Georgia. These glades are localized to a small area on the eastern end of Pine Mountain in the vicinity of Sprewell Bluff. The habitat supporting this vegetation is rare and unusual, with sharp edges delimiting the grass-dominated openings. Total woody cover is very low (&lt;10%) with sparse <i>Pinus palustris</i> and scrub oaks characteristic of the Fall-line Sandhills occurring as a minor component. This would include <i>Quercus margarettae, Quercus laevis, Quercus marilandica</i>, and <i>Quercus incana</i>. <i>Prunus umbellata</i> is a characteristic and diagnostic patchy tall shrub, while <i>Rhus aromatica</i> is indicative of the sparse low-shrub layer. Other characteristic woody plants found within these openings include <i>Yucca filamentosa, Prunus alabamensis, Vaccinium arboreum</i>, and <i>Crataegus flava</i>. Some abundant grasses include <i>Piptochaetium avenaceum, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus junceus</i>, and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i>, while additional graminoids include <i>Sorghastrum elliottii</i> and <i>Dichanthelium commutatum</i>. Characteristic forbs include <i>Eryngium yuccifolium, Salvia urticifolia, Delphinium carolinianum, Nothoscordum bivalve, Penstemon australis, Helianthemum carolinianum, Oxalis violacea, Clitoria mariana, Packera anonyma, Tragia urticifolia</i>, and <i>Cocculus carolinus</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35332-{4BE99709-6976-4F35-B30C-626DB88CAB6A}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 13-May-2011 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.861497 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007014
  Translated: (Longleaf Pine) / Hog Plum - Fragrant Sumac / Blackseed Speargrass - Little Bluestem Scrub Grassland
  Common: Sprewell Bluff Hog Plum Basic Glade
  Scientific: (Pinus palustris) / Prunus umbellata - Rhus aromatica / Piptochaetium avenaceum - Schizachyrium scoparium Scrub Grassland
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(similar) (Pinus palustris) / Prunus umbellata - Rhus aromatica / Piptochaetium avenaceum - Schizachyrium scoparium Herbaceous Vegetation