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CEGL008485 Juniperus virginiana - Celtis tenuifolia - Quercus stellata / Sporobolus compositus - Phemeranthus teretifolius Wooded Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eastern Red-cedar - Dwarf Hackberry - Post Oak / Tall Dropseed - Quill Fameflower Wooded Grassland
Colloquial Name: Southern Inner Piedmont Mafic Barrens
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: 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 Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Quercus montana, and Quercus stellata in the open to sparse canopy, with Sporobolus compositus as a dominant grass, and Phemeranthus teretifolius and Tragia urticifolia as characteristic herbs. Other herbs include Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon sp., Piptochaetium avenaceum, Scleria oligantha, Cheilanthes lanosa, Selaginella rupestris, Acalypha sp., Agalinis purpurea, Cheilanthes tomentosa, Clitoria mariana, Dichanthelium sp., Digitaria sanguinalis, Elymus trachycaulus, Erigeron strigosus, Hypericum gentianoides, Manfreda virginica, Nuttallanthus canadensis, Pycnanthemum sp., Salvia azurea, Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Asclepias verticillata, Coreopsis major, Croton michauxii var. ellipticus, Diodia virginiana, Euphorbia corollata, Fimbristylis sp., Galactia regularis, Liatris microcephala, Liatris squarrosa, Marshallia obovata var. obovata, Ruellia humilis, and Stylosanthes biflora. The blue-green alga Nostoc commune may be present. Other scattered woody plants include 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, and Vaccinium arboreum. Woody vines include Berchemia scandens and Cocculus carolinus. Shrubs include Callicarpa americana, Rhus aromatica, Rhus copallinum, Vaccinium arboreum, Ptelea trifoliata, Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides, Asimina parviflora, and Chionanthus virginicus.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Typical stands of this association contain Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Quercus montana (= Quercus prinus), and Quercus stellata in the open to sparse canopy, with Sporobolus compositus as a dominant grass, and Phemeranthus teretifolius and Tragia urticifolia as characteristic herbs. Other herbs include Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon sp., Piptochaetium avenaceum, Scleria oligantha, Cheilanthes lanosa, Selaginella rupestris, Acalypha sp., Agalinis purpurea, Cheilanthes tomentosa, Clitoria mariana, Dichanthelium sp., Digitaria sanguinalis, Elymus trachycaulus, Erigeron strigosus, Hypericum gentianoides, Manfreda virginica, Nuttallanthus canadensis, Pycnanthemum sp., Salvia azurea, Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Asclepias verticillata, Coreopsis major, Croton michauxii var. ellipticus (= Croton willdenowii), Diodia virginiana, Euphorbia corollata, Fimbristylis sp., Galactia regularis, Liatris microcephala, Liatris squarrosa, Marshallia obovata var. obovata, Ruellia humilis, and Stylosanthes biflora. The blue-green alga Nostoc commune may be present. Other scattered woody plants include 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, and Vaccinium arboreum. Woody vines include Berchemia scandens and Cocculus carolinus. Shrubs include Callicarpa americana, Rhus aromatica, Rhus copallinum, Vaccinium arboreum, Ptelea trifoliata, Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides, Asimina parviflora, and Chionanthus virginicus.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental 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 forests.
Geographic Range: This association is restricted to the inner Piedmont of Georgia, in the southeastern United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683773
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nc Eastern North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D024 | 2.B.2.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nc.1 Catawba Rosebay / Michaux''s Saxifrage - Flattened Oatgrass Felsic & Mafic Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup | M506 | 2.B.2.Nc.1 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nc.1.c Little Bluestem - Balsam Groundsel - Prairie Groundsel Appalachian Mafic Glade Group | G180 | 2.B.2.Nc.1.c |
| Alliance | A2074 White Ash - Post Oak / Pennsylvania Sedge Appalachian Mafic-Circumneutral Scrub Alliance | A2074 | 2.B.2.Nc.1.c |
| Association | CEGL008485 Eastern Red-cedar - Dwarf Hackberry - Post Oak / Tall Dropseed - Quill Fameflower Wooded Grassland | CEGL008485 | 2.B.2.Nc.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IE12a. Piedmont Mafic Glade (Allard 1990)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.