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CEGL004271 Juniperus virginiana - Fraxinus quadrangulata / Symphyotrichum oblongifolium - Panicum flexile - Sedum pulchellum Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eastern Red-cedar - Blue Ash / Aromatic Aster - Wiry Panicgrass - Widow''s-cross Woodland
Colloquial Name: Bluegrass Ledge/Cliff Glade Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs on Middle Ordovician Limestone of the Inner Bluegrass region of Kentucky. One outlier occurs in Meade Co., on the Pennyrile Plain and is included in this association due to compositional similarities. The canopy is dominated by Juniperus virginiana and Fraxinus quadrangulata and also contains Quercus muehlenbergii. Scattered shrubs include Physocarpus opulifolius, Rosa carolina, Zanthoxylum americanum, Ptelea trifoliata, and Rhus aromatica. The herbaceous stratum is characterized by Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, Panicum flexile, and Sedum pulchellum. Slightly moister, shadier areas support Pleopeltis polypodioides, Danthonia spicata, Schizachne purpurascens, Carex pensylvanica, Cerastium arvense, Aquilegia canadensis, and Solidago sphacelata. The herbaceous stratum entirely lacks Schizachyrium scoparium and Sporobolus spp., typical of many related communities, including ~Fraxinus quadrangulata - Juniperus virginiana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Lithospermum canescens Woodland (CEGL007994)$$ of the Eastern Knobs region. Some other herbs which are apparently common to both of these associations include Carex eburnea (which may be locally dominant), Houstonia canadensis, Minuartia patula, Allium cernuum, and Pellaea atropurpurea. The presence of Clematis viorna and Phlox bifida may help distinguish this association from CEGL007994. This type is in effect a mosaic of herbaceous ledge and cliff vegetation mixed with rocky woodlands dominated by Juniperus virginiana, Quercus muehlenbergii, and Fraxinus quadrangulata.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Described from the Jessamine Gorge (Jessamine County, Kentucky) in Campbell and Meijer (1989), this type was originally described as forb-dominated Aster oblongifolius - Panicum flexile - Sedum pulchellum Herbaceous Vegetation. A co-occurring shrub-dominated type is ~Rhus aromatica - Celtis tenuifolia / Carex eburnea Cliff Shrubland (CEGL004393)$$. Compare to ~Juniperus virginiana - Fraxinus quadrangulata / Polymnia canadensis - (Astranthium integrifolium) Woodland (CEGL003754)$$ of Tennessee and Alabama.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community occurs in the Inner Bluegrass region of Kentucky.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: KY, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.1 White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Shortleaf Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M016 | 1.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.1.e Chinquapin Oak - Shumard Oak - Blue Ash Forest & Woodland Group | G601 | 1.B.2.Na.1.e |
| Alliance | A3273 Chinquapin Oak - Blue Ash - Eastern Red-cedar Woodland Alliance | A3273 | 1.B.2.Na.1.e |
| Association | CEGL004271 Eastern Red-cedar - Blue Ash / Aromatic Aster - Wiry Panicgrass - Widow''s-cross Woodland | CEGL004271 | 1.B.2.Na.1.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Juniperus virginiana - Fraxinus quadrangulata (Campbell and Meijer 1989)
< IB5b. Eastern Red Cedar Glade Border Woodland (Allard 1990)
< IB5b. Eastern Red Cedar Glade Border Woodland (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.
- Campbell, J. J. N., and W. Meijer. 1989. The flora and vegetation of Jessamine Gorge, Jessamine County, Kentucky: A remarkable concentration of rare species in the Bluegrass region. Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science 50:27-45.
- Evans, M., B. Yahn, and M. Hines. 2009. Natural communities of Kentucky 2009. Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfort, KY. 22 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.