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CEGL003721 Quercus alba - Carya glabra / Schizachyrium scoparium - Salvia urticifolia - Parthenium auriculatum Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: White Oak - Pignut Hickory / Little Bluestem - Nettleleaf Sage - Glade Wild Quinine Woodland
Colloquial Name: Piedmont Diabase White Oak Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a fire-maintained woodland of the Piedmont of Virginia, occurring on soils derived from diabase rock. Although the fire frequency is abnormally high in known sites (on Fort Pickett), this community may be quite similar to some pre-settlement Piedmont communities. Canopy dominants include Quercus alba, Quercus velutina, Quercus falcata, Quercus coccinea, Carya tomentosa, Carya glabra, Carya ovalis, Nyssa sylvatica, and Liriodendron tulipifera. The subcanopy includes Cercis canadensis, Cornus florida, and Liquidambar styraciflua. Shrubs and woody vines include Rhus copallinum, Rhus michauxii, Rhus glabra, Diospyros virginiana, Ulmus alata, Sassafras albidum, Toxicodendron radicans, Viburnum rafinesqueanum, and Fraxinus americana. The herb layer includes Schizachyrium scoparium, Helianthus divaricatus, Salvia urticifolia, Parthenium auriculatum, Chrysogonum virginianum, Ageratina aromatica, Desmodium laevigatum, Desmodium marilandicum, Desmodium nuttallii, Desmodium paniculatum, Desmodium perplexum, Eupatorium hyssopifolium, Eupatorium godfreyanum, Clitoria mariana, Eupatorium sessilifolium, Eupatorium altissimum, Galactia regularis, Lespedeza procumbens, Solidago pinetorum, Solidago rugosa, Solidago nemoralis, Solidago juncea, Ruellia purshiana, Matelea decipiens, Sanicula smallii, Angelica venenosa, Ligusticum canadense, Thalictrum revolutum, Triosteum angustifolium, and Clematis ochroleuca. This community occurs in association with ~Quercus alba - Quercus velutina - Quercus stellata / Schizachyrium scoparium - Desmodium spp. Woodland (CEGL003722)$$, differing in underlying geology (diabase vs. granite).
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: Canopy dominants include Quercus alba, Quercus velutina, Quercus falcata, Quercus coccinea, Carya tomentosa (= Carya alba), Carya glabra, Carya ovalis, Nyssa sylvatica, and Liriodendron tulipifera. The subcanopy includes Cercis canadensis, Cornus florida, and Liquidambar styraciflua. Shrubs and woody vines include Rhus copallinum, Rhus michauxii, Rhus glabra, Diospyros virginiana, Ulmus alata, Sassafras albidum, Toxicodendron radicans, Viburnum rafinesqueanum, and Fraxinus americana. The herb layer includes Schizachyrium scoparium, Helianthus divaricatus, Salvia urticifolia, Parthenium auriculatum (= Parthenium integrifolium var. auriculatum), Chrysogonum virginianum, Ageratina aromatica, Desmodium laevigatum, Desmodium marilandicum, Desmodium nuttallii, Desmodium paniculatum, Desmodium perplexum, Eupatorium hyssopifolium, Eupatorium godfreyanum, Clitoria mariana, Eupatorium sessilifolium, Eupatorium altissimum (= Eupatorium saltuense), Galactia regularis, Lespedeza procumbens, Solidago pinetorum, Solidago rugosa, Solidago nemoralis, Solidago juncea, Ruellia purshiana, Matelea decipiens, Sanicula smallii, Angelica venenosa, Ligusticum canadense, Thalictrum revolutum, Triosteum angustifolium, and Clematis ochroleuca.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This is a fire-maintained woodland of the Piedmont of Virginia, occurring on soils derived from diabase rock. Although the fire frequency is abnormally high in known sites (on Fort Pickett), this community may be quite similar to some pre-settlement Piedmont communities.
Geographic Range: This community is currently restricted to Fort Pickett, Virginia, but may formerly have occurred south through the Piedmont on mafic rock sites in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: VA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685930
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1?
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.a White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Water Oak Forest Group | G165 | 1.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A3294 Post Oak - Hickory species - Shortleaf Pine Piedmont Woodland Alliance | A3294 | 1.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL003721 White Oak - Pignut Hickory / Little Bluestem - Nettleleaf Sage - Glade Wild Quinine Woodland | CEGL003721 | 1.B.2.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Quercus alba - Carya alba / Helianthus divaricatus - Ageratina aromatica - (Salvia urticifolia) Woodland (Fleming 2002a)
- Fleming, G. P. 2002a. Ecological communities of the Bull Run Mountains, Virginia: Baseline vegetation and floristic data for conservation planning and natural area stewardship. Natural Heritage Technical Report 02-12. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond. 274 pp. plus appendices.
- Fleming, G. P. 2002b. Preliminary classification of Piedmont & Inner Coastal Plain vegetation types in Virginia. Natural Heritage Technical Report 02-14. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond. 29 pp.
- Fleming, G. P., K. D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2017. The natural communities of Virginia: A classification of ecological community groups and community types. Third approximation. Version 3.0. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. [http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/natural-communities/]
- Fleming, G. P., and K. D. Patterson. 2003. Preliminary vegetation classification for the National Capitol Region parks. Regional (VA-WVA-MD-DC) analysis prepared for NatureServe and USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program, March 2003. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond.
- Fleming, Gary P. Personal communication. Ecologist, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.