Name:
Pinus virginiana - (Pinus rigida, Pinus pungens) / Schizachyrium scoparium Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This community includes primarily <i>Pinus virginiana</i>-dominated vegetation of low-elevation ridges and steep slopes, occurring in the transition zone between the Southern Blue Ridge and Piedmont / Cumberlands and Southern Ridge and Valley, from eastern Tennessee, western North Carolina, western South Carolina and northern Georgia. It occurs on thin soils over a variety of rocky substrates, including quartzite, sandstone, phyllite, and others. The canopy varies from open to closed and may be solely dominated by <i>Pinus virginiana</i> or in some cases <i>Pinus rigida</i>, or an admixture of other species, including <i>Pinus pungens, Pinus echinata, Pinus rigida, Quercus coccinea, Quercus montana</i>, and <i>Quercus velutina</i>. An open midstory of often stunted hardwoods, including <i>Quercus marilandica, Quercus falcata, Oxydendrum arboreum</i>, and <i>Acer rubrum</i>, may also be present. The open shrub layer typically includes <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i> and may include other members of the Ericaceae, including <i>Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium stamineum, Gaylussacia dumosa, Kalmia latifolia, Vaccinium hirsutum, Gaultheria procumbens</i>, and <i>Epigaea repens</i>. The structure of the herbaceous layer is variable, but may provide up to 75% cover. It is dominated by <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. Other characteristic herbaceous components include <i>Clitoria mariana, Coreopsis major, Dichanthelium commutatum, Eurybia surculosa, Sericocarpus asteroides, Sericocarpus linifolius, Silphium compositum, Solidago odora, Solidago speciosa, Sorghastrum nutans</i>, and <i>Tephrosia virginiana</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36561-{3CC6AE59-C174-409A-B0E5-3945EA8704D6}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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