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CEGL007994 Fraxinus quadrangulata - Juniperus virginiana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Lithospermum canescens Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Blue Ash - Eastern Red-cedar / Little Bluestem - Hoary Puccoon Woodland
Colloquial Name: Eastern Knobs Ledge/Cliff Glade Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs on Mississippian limestones of the Eastern Knobs and Mississippian Plateaus regions of Kentucky. It is documented from the western portion of the Stanton Ranger District of the Daniel Boone National Forest (Grassy Knob Ridge System, Estill County), as well as along the South Fork of the Cumberland River in Pulaski County (Cain Branch Point). The vegetation is described as being an ''open forest'' found on narrow limestone ridges dominated by Juniperus virginiana, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Quercus muehlenbergii, and Ostrya virginiana. Scattered shrubs include Physocarpus opulifolius, Rosa carolina, Zanthoxylum americanum, Ptelea trifoliata, and Rhus aromatica. Other shrubs include Symphoricarpos albus, Frangula caroliniana, Viburnum rufidulum, and Celtis tenuifolia. The presence of these shrubs help floristically distinguish this association from related vegetation of the Inner Bluegrass (e.g., ~Juniperus virginiana - Fraxinus quadrangulata / Symphyotrichum oblongifolium - Panicum flexile - Sedum pulchellum Woodland (CEGL004271)$$ of The Palisades). Also in contrast to this related vegetation, the open areas which are included in this association are dominated by native perennial grasses such as Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon gerardii, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Muhlenbergia cuspidata, Sporobolus compositus, and Bouteloua curtipendula. Some other herbs which are apparently common to both associations include Carex eburnea, Houstonia canadensis, Minuartia patula, Allium cernuum, and Pellaea atropurpurea. Also common to both associations (in moister, shadier areas) are Carex pensylvanica, Danthonia spicata, Aquilegia canadensis, and Solidago sphacelata. Herbs of this zone which seem to distinguish this association from CEGL004271 include Symphyotrichum laeve, Symphyotrichum shortii, Monarda russeliana, Phlox subulata, Polymnia canadensis, Sedum ternatum, Asplenium ruta-muraria, Chenopodium standleyanum, and Zizia aptera.
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 vegetation is described as being an open forest dominated by Juniperus virginiana, Fraxinus quadrangulata, Quercus muehlenbergii, and Ostrya virginiana. Scattered shrubs include Physocarpus opulifolius, Rosa carolina, Zanthoxylum americanum, Ptelea trifoliata, and Rhus aromatica. Other shrubs include Symphoricarpos albus, Frangula caroliniana, Viburnum rufidulum, and Celtis tenuifolia. Open areas which are included in this association are dominated by native perennial grasses such as Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon gerardii, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Muhlenbergia cuspidata, Sporobolus compositus, and Bouteloua curtipendula. Other common herbs include Carex eburnea, Houstonia canadensis, Minuartia patula, Allium cernuum, and Pellaea atropurpurea, as well as (in moister, shadier areas) Carex pensylvanica, Danthonia spicata, Aquilegia canadensis, and Solidago sphacelata. Herbs of this zone which seem to distinguish this association include Symphyotrichum laeve (= Aster laevis), Symphyotrichum shortii (= Aster shortii), Monarda russeliana, Phlox subulata, Polymnia canadensis, Sedum ternatum, Asplenium ruta-muraria, Chenopodium standleyanum, and Zizia aptera.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs on narrow Mississippian limestone ridges of the Eastern Knobs and Mississippian Plateaus regions of Kentucky.
Geographic Range: This community occurs in the Eastern Knobs and Mississippian Plateaus regions of Kentucky. It is documented from the western portion of the Stanton Ranger District of the Daniel Boone National Forest (Grassy Knob Ridge System, Estill County), as well as along the South Fork of the Cumberland River in Pulaski County (Cain Branch Point).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: KY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688138
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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 | CEGL007994 Blue Ash - Eastern Red-cedar / Little Bluestem - Hoary Puccoon Woodland | CEGL007994 | 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: < IB5b. Eastern Red Cedar Glade Border Woodland (Allard 1990)
= Red Cedar Forest on Limestone Cliffs (Campbell et al. 1989)
= Red Cedar Forest on Limestone Cliffs (Campbell et al. 1989)
- 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., D. T. Towles, J. R. MacGregor, R. R. Cicerello, B. Palmer-Ball, Jr., M. E. Medley, and S. Olson. 1989. Cooperative inventory of endangered, threatened, sensitive, and rare species: Daniel Boone National Forest, Stanton Ranger District. Technical report by USDA Forest Service, The Nature Conservancy, Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission and Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources. Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfort, KY. 315 pp.
- 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.