Name:
Juniperus virginiana - Celtis tenuifolia - Quercus stellata / Sporobolus compositus - Phemeranthus teretifolius Wooded Grassland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This association is restricted to the inner Piedmont of Georgia. It occurs over amphibolite, which weathers to produce high base status soils. It is presently known only from Soapstone Mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest. Although floristically related to other more common types of glades, this is a distinct type that reflects the unusual environmental conditions of this particular set of small glades on amphibolite bedrock. There are several small openings with this type of glade set within a matrix of oak-hickory-dominated forests. Typical stands of this association contain <i>Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Quercus montana</i>, and <i>Quercus stellata</i> in the open to sparse canopy, with <i>Sporobolus compositus</i> as a dominant grass, and <i>Phemeranthus teretifolius</i> and <i>Tragia urticifolia</i> as characteristic herbs. Other herbs include <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon</i> sp., <i>Piptochaetium avenaceum, Scleria oligantha, Cheilanthes lanosa, Selaginella rupestris, Acalypha</i> sp., <i>Agalinis purpurea, Cheilanthes tomentosa, Clitoria mariana, Dichanthelium</i> sp., <i>Digitaria sanguinalis, Elymus trachycaulus, Erigeron strigosus, Hypericum gentianoides, Manfreda virginica, Nuttallanthus canadensis, Pycnanthemum</i> sp., <i>Salvia azurea, Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Asclepias verticillata, Coreopsis major, Croton michauxii var. ellipticus, Diodia virginiana, Euphorbia corollata, Fimbristylis</i> sp., <i>Galactia regularis, Liatris microcephala, Liatris squarrosa, Marshallia obovata var. obovata, Ruellia humilis</i>, and <i>Stylosanthes biflora</i>. The blue-green alga <i>Nostoc commune</i> may be present. Other scattered woody plants include <i>Celtis tenuifolia, Fraxinus americana, Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Quercus montana, Quercus stellata, Ulmus alata, Carya pallida, Cercis canadensis, Pinus echinata, Pinus virginiana, Prunus serotina, Ptelea trifoliata</i>, and <i>Vaccinium arboreum</i>. Woody vines include <i>Berchemia scandens</i> and <i>Cocculus carolinus</i>. Shrubs include <i>Callicarpa americana, Rhus aromatica, Rhus copallinum, Vaccinium arboreum, Ptelea trifoliata, Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides, Asimina parviflora</i>, and <i>Chionanthus virginicus</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36546-{52409530-4295-4A45-9900-75E197A282B5}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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