Name:
Pinus echinata - (Quercus stellata, Quercus marilandica) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Salvia urticifolia Woodland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This upper Piedmont association occurs on moderate to steep slopes over soils derived from mafic rock. Bedrock is often visible at the surface. The canopy is typically open but can be closed in some occurrences. The canopy is dominated by <i>Pinus echinata</i>. Other canopy species may include <i>Quercus stellata, Quercus marilandica, Quercus velutina, Quercus alba, Carya glabra, Carya pallida</i>, and <i>Pinus virginiana</i>. Members of the characteristically open shrub layer include <i>Vaccinium arboreum, Chionanthus virginicus, Diospyros virginiana, Prunus serotina, Gaylussacia dumosa, Vaccinium pallidum</i>, and <i>Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides</i>. The diverse and typically dense herbaceous stratum may include mafic rock indicators such as <i>Cirsium carolinianum, Oligoneuron album, Salvia urticifolia, Tragia urticifolia, Silphium compositum</i>, and <i>Liatris squarrosa</i>, along with <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Pteridium aquilinum, Tephrosia virginiana, Euphorbia corollata, Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium, Scleria oligantha, Coreopsis major, Pityopsis graminifolia, Symphyotrichum patens, Danthonia sericea, Dichanthelium dichotomum, Eupatorium album, Iris verna, Liatris pilosa, Linum striatum, Monarda fistulosa, Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium</i>, and <i>Viola pedata</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36553-{976B9019-10B6-44B4-AA40-4832017A9217}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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