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CEGL003938 Juniperus virginiana - Forestiera ligustrina - Rhus aromatica - Hypericum frondosum Shrubland

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available

Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Eastern Red-cedar - Upland Swamp-privet - Fragrant Sumac - Cedar Glade St. John''s-wort Shrubland

Colloquial Name: Southern Limestone Glade Margin Shrubland

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This shrubland is a zonal component of Central Basin (Tennessee) limestone cedar glades. It is also found on limestone outcrops of the Alabama Cumberland Plateau and Moulton Valley glade systems, and as a component of cedar glade complexes at Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park. It also occurs on the Pennyroyal Karst Plain of Kentucky. Alabama and Kentucky occurrences are rare and of restricted distribution and limited extent. The substrate consists of broken fragments of flat-bedded sedimentary limestone, with accumulations of shallow soil. Characteristic shrubs include Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Rhus aromatica var. aromatica, Frangula caroliniana, Forestiera ligustrina, Berchemia scandens, Hypericum frondosum, Sideroxylon lycioides, and stunted individuals of Acer saccharum, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus shumardii, Fraxinus americana, and Ulmus alata. Alabama occurrences may contain an occasional Aesculus pavia. A low "herbaceous" stratum is dominated by Cheilanthes lanosa, Pleurochaete luteola, Thuidium delicatulum, Climacium americanum, Cladonia spp., and Opuntia humifusa. Typically grades into open, herbaceous-dominated glades, or into woodlands or forests commonly dominated by Quercus muehlenbergii, Fraxinus americana, and Celtis laevigata.

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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available

Floristics: Characteristic shrubs in stands of this association include Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Rhus aromatica var. aromatica, Frangula caroliniana, Forestiera ligustrina, Berchemia scandens, Hypericum frondosum, Sideroxylon lycioides, and stunted individuals of Acer saccharum, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus shumardii, Fraxinus americana, and Ulmus alata. Alabama occurrences may contain an occasional Aesculus pavia. A low "herbaceous" stratum is dominated by Cheilanthes lanosa, Pleurochaete luteola, Thuidium delicatulum, Climacium americanum, Cladonia spp., and Opuntia humifusa. This vegetation typically grades into open, herbaceous-dominated glades, or into woodlands or into forests commonly dominated by Quercus muehlenbergii, Fraxinus americana, and Celtis laevigata.

Dynamics:  No Data Available
Environmental Description:  This shrubland is a zonal component of Central Basin (Tennessee) limestone cedar glades and limestone outcrops of Alabama Cumberland Plateau and Moulton Valley glade systems, as well as on the Pennyroyal Karst Plain of Kentucky. The substrate consists of broken fragments of flat-bedded sedimentary limestone, with accumulations of shallow soil. Alabama and Kentucky occurrences are rare and of restricted distribution and limited extent. This vegetation typically grades into open, herbaceous-dominated glades, or into woodlands or into forests commonly dominated by Quercus muehlenbergii, Fraxinus americana, and Celtis laevigata.
Geographic Range: This association is most abundant in the Nashville Basin of Tennessee (about 5000 square km). Examples in Alabama, Georgia, and Kentucky are rare and of limited extent.

Nations: US

States/Provinces:  AL, GA, KY, TN


Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4

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.3 Little Bluestem - Dropseed species Central Interior Calcareous Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup M508 2.B.2.Nc.3
Group 2.B.2.Nc.3.b Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama - Diamond-flowers Central Glade & Barrens Group G179 2.B.2.Nc.3.b
Alliance A1049 Eastern Red-cedar - Fragrant Sumac Alkaline Bedrock Shrubland Alliance A1049 2.B.2.Nc.3.b
Association CEGL003938 Eastern Red-cedar - Upland Swamp-privet - Fragrant Sumac - Cedar Glade St. John''s-wort Shrubland CEGL003938 2.B.2.Nc.3.b
Concept Lineage: No Data Available

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
Concept Author(s): M. Pyne

Author of Description: M. Pyne

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 01-01-96
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  • Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.