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CEGL007721 Pinus virginiana - Pinus rigida - Quercus stellata / Ceanothus americanus / Thalictrum revolutum Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Virginia Pine - Pitch Pine - Post Oak / New Jersey-tea / Waxyleaf Meadowrue Woodland
Colloquial Name: Low-Elevation Blue Ridge Serpentine Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community includes pine-oak woodlands over serpentine, olivine, dunite, and other ultramafic rocks, at elevations from 550 to 950 m (1800-3100 feet), in the Southern Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina and extreme northern Georgia. The open canopy is typically dominated by Pinus virginiana, Pinus rigida, Pinus strobus, Quercus stellata, Quercus rubra, and Quercus falcata (lower elevations only), with other species including Sassafras albidum, Acer rubrum var. rubrum, Betula lenta, Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa sylvatica, and Oxydendrum arboreum. Typical shrub and woody vine species are Ceanothus americanus, Cornus florida, Kalmia latifolia, Castanea pumila, Gaultheria procumbens, Gaylussacia baccata, Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Pyrularia pubera, Rhododendron calendulaceum, Rhododendron maximum, Smilax rotundifolia, and Vaccinium stamineum. The herb layer can be very well-developed or patchy, and in more open examples can be graminoid-dominated.
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: The open canopy is typically dominated by Pinus virginiana, Pinus rigida, Pinus strobus, Quercus stellata, Quercus rubra, and Quercus falcata (lower elevations only), with other species including Sassafras albidum, Acer rubrum var. rubrum, Betula lenta, Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa sylvatica, and Oxydendrum arboreum. Typical shrub and woody vine species are Ceanothus americanus, Cornus florida, Kalmia latifolia, Castanea pumila, Gaultheria procumbens, Gaylussacia baccata, Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Pyrularia pubera, Rhododendron calendulaceum, Rhododendron maximum, Smilax rotundifolia, and Vaccinium stamineum. Typical herbaceous species are Thalictrum revolutum, Ageratina aromatica, Anemone virginiana, Asclepias verticillata, Asplenium platyneuron, Symphyotrichum patens var. patens (= Aster patens var. patens), Campanula divaricata, Chimaphila maculata, Chrysopsis mariana, Coreopsis major, Danthonia sericea, Danthonia spicata, Dichanthelium spp., Erigeron pulchellus, Erigeron strigosus, Euphorbia corollata, Houstonia purpurea, Hypericum punctatum, Lespedeza hirta, Lespedeza procumbens, Liatris spicata, Linum virginianum, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Polystichum acrostichoides, Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum, Schizachyrium scoparium, Scleria ciliata, Sisyrinchium angustifolium, Sisyrinchium mucronatum, Solidago arguta var. caroliniana, Triosteum perfoliatum, and Viola pedata. At the lowest elevation occurrences, additional typical species include Symphyotrichum dumosum (= Aster dumosus), Cheilanthes lanosa, Desmodium ciliare, Desmodium nudiflorum, Desmodium rotundifolium, Melica mutica, Mimosa microphylla (= Schrankia microphylla), Piptochaetium avenaceum, Pityopsis graminifolia, Polygala polygama, and Solidago odora var. odora.
In a plot attributed to this type from the Chattahoochee National Forest, the herbaceous layer was dominated by Thalictrum macrostylum. Other characteristic herbs include Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum nutans, Andropogon gerardii, Osmunda regalis, Asclepias verticillata, Helianthus microcephalus, Panicum virgatum, Solidago odora, Euphorbia corollata, Ageratina aromatica, Eryngium yuccifolium, and Coreopsis major (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data).
In a plot attributed to this type from the Chattahoochee National Forest, the herbaceous layer was dominated by Thalictrum macrostylum. Other characteristic herbs include Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum nutans, Andropogon gerardii, Osmunda regalis, Asclepias verticillata, Helianthus microcephalus, Panicum virgatum, Solidago odora, Euphorbia corollata, Ageratina aromatica, Eryngium yuccifolium, and Coreopsis major (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community includes pine-oak woodlands over serpentine, olivine, dunite, and other ultramafic rocks, at elevations from 550 to 950 m (1800-3100 feet), in the Southern Blue Ridge of North Carolina and extreme northern Georgia.
Geographic Range: This community occurs in the Southern Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina and extreme northern Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA, NC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687357
Confidence Level: Low
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 | A4679 <i>Pinus rigida - Quercus alba - Quercus stellata</i> Ultramafic Grassy Woodland Alliance | A4679 | 2.B.2.Nc.1.c |
| Association | CEGL007721 Virginia Pine - Pitch Pine - Post Oak / New Jersey-tea / Waxyleaf Meadowrue Woodland | CEGL007721 | 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: = Ultramafic Outcrop Barren (Virginia Pine Subtype) (Schafale and Weakley 1990)
- 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.
- Schafale, M. P. 2012. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina, 4th Approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Schafale, M. P., and A. S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina. Third approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 325 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.