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Pinus echinata - Quercus montana / Rhododendron minus / Vaccinium pallidum Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus echinata - Quercus montana / Rhododendron minus / Vaccinium pallidum Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association is a mixed forest occurring in association with Tallulah Falls quartzite in the Blue Ridge/Piedmont transition of South Carolina and Georgia. It occurs on convex landforms over rocky, shallow soil and on broad, low ridges and exposed, convex slopes with southerly exposures at 490 to 610 m (1600-2000 feet) elevation. This is an open forest with a stunted canopy and scattered rock outcroppings. <i>Pinus echinata</i> and <i>Quercus montana</i> dominate the canopy, but other species may occur, including <i>Pinus rigida, Pinus virginiana, Quercus coccinea, Quercus falcata, Quercus stellata</i>, and <i>Quercus marilandica</i>. <i>Rhododendron minus</i> occurs as a tall shrub (greater than 2 m) and can be quite dense. <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i> is the dominant short shrub (less than 2 m), in areas where the <i>Rhododendron</i> is sparse or absent. Other shrubs may include <i>Vaccinium arboreum, Rhododendron maximum</i>, and <i>Kalmia latifolia</i>. <i>Smilax glauca</i> and <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i> are common vines. The herbaceous stratum is sparse, with scattered grasses and forbs, including <i>Chimaphila maculata, Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum, Dichanthelium dichotomum, Danthonia sericea</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35703-{8C753AC0-AD40-49A5-B351-813A506BC236}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 9
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 23-Oct-2003 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685177 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007496
  Translated: Shortleaf Pine - Chestnut Oak / Piedmont Rhododendron / Blue Ridge Blueberry Forest
  Common: Southern Blue Ridge Escarpment Shortleaf Pine - Oak Forest (Tallulah Falls Type)
  Scientific: Pinus echinata - Quercus montana / Rhododendron minus / Vaccinium pallidum Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Pinus echinata - Quercus prinus / Rhododendron minus / Vaccinium pallidum Forest
(similar) CEGL007496
(similar) Pinus echinata - Quercus prinus / Rhododendron minus / Vaccinium pallidum Forest