Name:
Juniperus virginiana - Celtis tenuifolia - Cercis canadensis / Sporobolus clandestinus - Danthonia sericea Woodland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This association represents a woodland found on linear outcrops of rich granite in the upper Piedmont of Georgia. Stands are dominated by an unusual canopy/subcanopy mixture of <i>Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Celtis tenuifolia, Ulmus alata, Pinus echinata</i>, and <i>Cercis canadensis</i>. This vegetation apparently occurs in nutrient-rich soils derived from base-rich granite. More information is needed on the characteristics of the particular substrate on which this vegetation is found. Stands are known from moderate elevations of from 300-360 m (1000-1200 feet) in the upper Piedmont of Georgia, and possibly related areas of Alabama and South Carolina. Shrubs include <i>Prunus umbellata, Yucca filamentosa</i>, and <i>Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides</i>. Woody vines include <i>Bignonia capreolata</i>. Typical species of the herb stratum include <i>Sporobolus compositus, Danthonia sericea</i> (both of these with higher cover values), <i>Cheilanthes lanosa, Cheilanthes tomentosa, Acalypha</i> sp. <i>Carex nigromarginata, Commelina erecta, Dichanthelium depauperatum, Erigeron strigosus, Galactia regularis, Juncus acuminatus, Liatris squarrosa, Manfreda virginica, Melica mutica, Nuttallanthus canadensis, Salvia azurea, Scleria oligantha, Selaginella rupestris, Setaria parviflora, Phemeranthus teretifolius</i>, and <i>Tragia urticifolia</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36560-{8178B62A-27C3-465E-B024-A9A18B61BEA4}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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