Name:
Quercus montana - Juniperus virginiana - (Pinus virginiana) / Philadelphus hirsutus - Celtis occidentalis Woodland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
These mixed or deciduous, edaphically-maintained woodlands are known from the Southern Blue Ridge of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia, possibly ranging into the adjacent Ridge and Valley and Cumberland Mountains. They occur as small-patch openings on steep slopes, below 915 m (3000 feet) elevation, over outcrops of moderately calcareous shales, siltstones and sandstones. Habitats are extremely steep and rocky, with some parts mantled by thin soil over bedrock, and other parts covered by loose gravel-sized shale fragments. Trees are sparse and stunted, generally 2-10 m tall. Primary species include <i>Quercus montana, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Pinus virginiana</i>, and <i>Acer rubrum</i>. Some stands have <i>Carya glabra, Carya ovata, Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Fraxinus americana, Quercus rubra, Ulmus alata</i>, and <i>Acer saccharum</i> as important canopy associates. Shrubs include <i>Philadelphus hirsutus, Ostrya virginiana, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Celtis occidentalis, Celtis tenuifolia, Acer leucoderme, Cornus florida, Staphylea trifolia, Chionanthus virginicus, Ulmus rubra, Ptelea trifoliata, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus</i>, and <i>Rhus copallinum var. latifolia</i>. <i>Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans</i> and <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i> are common scrambling vines. Herbs include <i>Sedum ternatum, Solidago</i> spp., <i>Danthonia sericea, Danthonia spicata, Andropogon virginicus, Carex pensylvanica, Paronychia argyrocoma, Selaginella rupestris, Houstonia longifolia, Amsonia tabernaemontana, Dichanthelium boscii, Muhlenbergia tenuifolia, Packera obovata, Asclepias quadrifolia, Erigeron pulchellus, Polygala paucifolia, Arabis laevigata, Campanula divaricata</i>, and <i>Aristolochia serpentaria</i>. Some openings are very grassy and include species such as <i>Sorghastrum nutans, Andropogon gerardii, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Panicum</i> sp., <i>Coreopsis major, Baptisia tinctoria, Lechea racemulosa, Liatris</i> sp., and <i>Penstemon</i> sp. Additional herbs from stands assigned here from the Ocoee River Gorge (Tennessee) include <i>Chasmanthium latifolium, Solidago sphacelata, Carex purpurifera</i>, and <i>Symphyotrichum oblongifolium</i> (these dominant to frequent), as well as <i>Asplenium platyneuron, Carex laxiflora, Carex pensylvanica, Cheilanthes lanosa, Dichanthelium</i> sp., <i>Euphorbia corollata, Geum</i> sp., <i>Heuchera</i> sp., <i>Oxalis grandis, Rudbeckia triloba, Sedum nevii, Senna marilandica, Tradescantia</i> sp., <i>Verbesina occidentalis</i>, and <i>Verbesina virginica</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35909-{9B93D569-8D13-44DB-8D06-EFF7F3D2B7E2}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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