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CEGL004760 Danthonia spicata - Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera Ruderal Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Poverty Oatgrass - Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod Ruderal Grassland
Colloquial Name: Central Appalachian Ruderal Montane Grassland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This high-elevation grassland of the Appalachian Mountains results from clearing and pasturing of montane forests. These communities typically occur above 1100 m (3600 feet) and are known in Virginia from the Laurel Fork area of Highland County (Allegheny and Middle mountains; Warm Springs Ranger District) and Wilburn Ridge area of Grayson County (Mount Rogers National Recreation Area). Danthonia spicata, or mixtures of Danthonia spicata and Danthonia compressa, typically dominate. Associates include Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, Dichanthelium spp., Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum, Fragaria virginiana, Hieracium spp., Potentilla spp., and Rumex acetosella.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Similar vegetation in West Virginia is described by Allard and Leonard (1952).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Danthonia spicata, or mixtures of Danthonia spicata and Danthonia compressa, typically dominate. Associates include Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, Dichanthelium spp., Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum, Fragaria virginiana, Hieracium spp., Potentilla spp., and Rumex acetosella. This vegetation type occasionally contains state-rare plant species, including Hypericum mitchellianum, Pseudognaphalium macounii (= Gnaphalium macounii), and Gnaphalium uliginosum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: These communities are known in Virginia from the Laurel Fork area of Highland County (Allegheny and Middle mountains; Warm Springs Ranger District) and Wilburn Ridge area of Grayson County (Mount Rogers National Recreation Area). Similar vegetation has been described for West Virginia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: VA, WV?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Orchardgrass - Canada Goldenrod - Multiflora Rose Eastern North American Ruderal Grassland & Shrubland | M123 | 2.B.2.Nc.90 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nc.90.a Tall goldenrod - Kentucky Bluegrass - Stiff Dogwood Ruderal Meadow & Shrubland Group | G059 | 2.B.2.Nc.90.a |
| Alliance | A3906 Poverty Oatgrass - Flattened Oatgrass - Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod Ruderal Montane Grassland Alliance | A3906 | 2.B.2.Nc.90.a |
| Association | CEGL004760 Poverty Oatgrass - Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod Ruderal Grassland | CEGL004760 | 2.B.2.Nc.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Danthonia spicata - Solidago rugosa ssp. aspera Association (Fleming and Moorhead 1996)
< ID9a. Grass Bald (Allard 1990)
? Poverty grass-goldenrod grassy opening (CAP pers. comm. 1998)
< ID9a. Grass Bald (Allard 1990)
? Poverty grass-goldenrod grassy opening (CAP pers. comm. 1998)
- 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.
- Allard, H. A., and E. C. Leonard. 1952. The Canaan and the Stony River valleys of West Virginia, their former magnificent spruce forests, their vegetation and floristics today. Castanea 17:1-60.
- CAP [Central Appalachian Forest Working Group]. 1998. Central Appalachian Working group discussions. The Nature Conservancy, Boston, MA.
- Fleming, G. P., and P. P. Coulling. 2001. Ecological communities of the George Washington and Jefferson national forests, Virginia. Preliminary classification and description of vegetation types. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. 317 pp.
- Fleming, G. P., and W. H. Moorhead, III. 1996. Ecological land units of the Laurel Fork Area, Highland County, Virginia. Natural Heritage Technical Report 96-08. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond. 114 pp. plus appendices.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.