Name:
Southern Coastal Plain Circumneutral Bedrock Grassland Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This alliance accommodates circumneutral glades and barrens found in the southern coastal plains of the United States (Atlantic and East Gulf) from the Carolinas south through Florida and west to Alabama. Some characteristic species include <i>Aquilegia canadensis, Asplenium heterochroum, Asplenium x heteroresiliens, Stenaria nigricans, Penstemon dissectus, Polymnia laevigata, Schizachyrium scoparium, Schoenus nigricans</i>, and <i>Urtica chamaedryoides</i>. Shrubs and woody vines, such as <i>Acer floridanum, Acer leucoderme, Berchemia scandens, Cercis canadensis, Decumaria barbara, Diospyros virginiana, Fraxinus americana, Hydrangea quercifolia, Morella cerifera, Ptelea trifoliata, Rhus copallinum, Sideroxylon</i> sp., <i>Ulmus alata</i> and <i>Viburnum</i> sp., can be locally abundant. Characteristic mosses and other bryophytes can be locally abundant in some associations, and include <i>Anomodon attenuatus, Conocephalum conicum</i>, and <i>Marchantia</i> sp. In addition, <i>Nostoc</i> may be abundant on exposed limestone. The primary habitat is limestone outcrops, including soft, chalky limestone.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:39300-{8B71EAC6-656F-4473-B03D-3026E0456822}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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