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Vegetation of the Carolinas

Montane open upland vegetation
Montane woodlands & glades
Felsic igneous / metamorphic glades & barrens
Carex biltmoreana - Pycnanthemum spp. - Krigia montana Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004523)
» 4th approx: Low Elevation Acidic Glade (Biltmore Sedge Subtype)
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Schizachyrium scoparium - Danthonia spicata / Cladonia spp. Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004990)
» 4th approx: Low Elevation Acidic Glade (Grass Subtype)
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Mafic igneous / metamorphic glades & barrens
Selaginella rupestris - Schizachyrium scoparium - Hylotelephium telephioides - Allium cernuum Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004991)
» 4th approx: Low Elevation Basic Glade (Montane Subtype)
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Fraxinus americana - Carya glabra / Symphoricarpos orbiculatus - Rhus aromatica / Piptochaetium avenaceum Woodland (CEGL003684)
» 4th approx: Basic Piedmont Bluff Glade (Typic Subtype)
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Photinia melanocarpa - Gaylussacia baccata / Carex pensylvanica Shrubland (CEGL008508)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Kalmia latifolia / Schizachyrium scoparium / Cladonia spp. Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004238)
» 4th approx: HIGH ELEVATION MAFIC GLADE
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Carya (glabra, alba) - Fraxinus americana - Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana Woodland (CEGL003752)
» 4th approx: MONTANE RED CEDAR-HARDWOOD WOODLAND (MONTANE SUBTYPE)
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Serpentine woodlands
Pinus virginiana - Pinus rigida - Quercus stellata / Ceanothus americanus - Kalmia latifolia / Thalictrum revolutum Woodland (CEGL007721)
» 4th approx: ULTRAMAFIC OUTCROP BARREN (VIRGINIA PINE SUBTYPE)
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Quercus alba / Physocarpus opulifolius / Packera plattensis - Hexastylis arifolia var. ruthii Forest (CEGL007296)
» 4th approx: ULTRAMAFIC OUTCROP BARREN (WHITE OAK SUBTYPE)
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Pinus rigida - Quercus alba / Sporobolus heterolepis - Andropogon gerardii Woodland (CEGL003768)
» 4th approx: ULTRAMAFIC OUTCROP BARREN (PITCH PINE SUBTYPE)
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Shale glades & barrens
Quercus prinus - Juniperus virginiana - (Pinus virginiana) / Philadelphus hirsutus - Celtis occidentalis Woodland (CEGL007720)
» 4th approx: CALCAREOUS SHALE SLOPE WOODLAND
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Pinus virginiana - Quercus prinus - Quercus rubra / Vaccinium pallidum - Kalmia latifolia Forest (CEGL007539)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Pinus virginiana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Carex pensylvanica Woodland (CEGL003624)
» 4th approx: ACIDIC SHALE SLOPE WOODLAND
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Montane shrub & herbaceous vegetation
Shrub balds
Rhododendron maximum Upland Shrubland (CEGL003819)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Rhododendron catawbiense - Pieris floribunda Shrubland (CEGL004516)
» 4th approx: HEATH BALD (SOUTHERN MIXED SUBTYPE)
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Quercus rubra / Rhododendron catawbiense - Rhododendron arborescens Woodland (CEGL004503)
» 4th approx: High Elevation Red Oak Forest (Stunted Heath Subtype)
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Leiophyllum buxifolium Dwarf-shrubland (CEGL003951)
» 4th approx: HEATH BALD (SAND MYRTLE SUBTYPE)
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Alnus viridis ssp. crispa / Carex pensylvanica Shrubland (CEGL003891)
» 4th approx: HEATH BALD (ALDER SUBTYPE)
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Rhododendron catawbiense Shrubland (CEGL003818)
» 4th approx: Heath Bald (Catawba Rhododendron Subtype)
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Rhododendron carolinianum Shrubland (CEGL003816)
» 4th approx: HEATH BALD (CAROLINA RHODODENDRON SUBTYPE)
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Kalmia latifolia - Rhododendron catawbiense - (Gaylussacia baccata, Pieris floribunda, Vaccinium corymbosum) Shrubland (CEGL003814)
» 4th approx: Heath Bald (Low Elevation Subtype)
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Grassy balds & meadows
Danthonia compressa - (Sibbaldiopsis tridentata) Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004242)
» 4th approx: Grassy Bald (Grassy Subtype)
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Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004044)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Carex pensylvanica Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004094)
» 4th approx: GRASSY BALD (SEDGE SUBTYPE)
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Montane rock outcrop vegetation
Cliff vegetation
Asplenium montanum - Heuchera villosa Felsic Cliff Sparse Vegetation (CEGL004980)
» 4th approx: Montane Cliff (Acidic Herb Subtype)
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Lasallia papulosa - Lasallia pensylvanica Nonvascular Vegetation (CEGL004385)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Toxicodendron radicans / Heuchera americana - (Dichanthelium depauperatum, Woodsia obtusa) Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004395)
» 4th approx: Montane Cliff (Mafic Subtype)
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Umbilicaria mammulata Nonvascular Vegetation (CEGL004387)
» 4th approx: MONTANE CLIFF (CAROLINA ROCKTRIPE SUBTYPE)
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Vittaria appalachiana - Heuchera parviflora var. parviflora - Houstonia serpyllifolia / Plagiochila spp. Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004302)
» 4th approx: Spray Cliff
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Cystopteris bulbifera - (Asplenium rhizophyllum) Sparse Vegetation (CEGL004394)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Physocarpus opulifolius / Campanula divaricata - Tradescantia subaspera - (Packera plattensis) Sparse Vegetation (CEGL004759)
» 4th approx: HIGH ELEVATION ROCKY SUMMIT (NINEBARK BASIC SUBTYPE)
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Asplenium ruta-muraria - Pellaea atropurpurea Sparse Vegetation (CEGL004476)
» 4th approx: MONTANE CLIFF (CALCAREOUS SUBTYPE)
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Lasallia papulosa - Umbilicaria caroliniana Nonvascular Vegetation (CEGL004386)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Talus vegetation
Parthenocissus quinquefolia / Dicentra eximia Sparse Vegetation (CEGL004454)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Rocky summit & granite dome vegetation
Selaginella rupestris - Schizachyrium scoparium - Hypericum gentianoides - Bulbostylis capillaris Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL007690)
» 4th approx: Low Elevation Granitic Dome
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Saxifraga michauxii Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004524)
» 4th approx: Low Elevation Rocky Summit (Acidic Subtype)
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Selaginella tortipila - Krigia montana - Houstonia longifolia Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004283)
» 4th approx: HIGH ELEVATION GRANITIC DOME (TYPIC SUBTYPE)
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Saxifraga michauxii - Carex misera - Danthonia spicata - Krigia montana Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004279)
» 4th approx: High Elevation Rocky Summit (Typic Subtype)
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Saxifraga michauxii - Carex misera - Oclemena acuminata - Solidago glomerata Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004277)
» 4th approx: HIGH ELEVATION ROCKY SUMMIT (HIGH PEAK SUBTYPE)
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Schizachyrium scoparium - Saxifraga michauxii - Coreopsis major Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004074)
» 4th approx: HIGH ELEVATION ROCKY SUMMIT (LITTLE BLUESTEM BASIC SUBTYPE)
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Hudsonia montana - Leiophyllum buxifolium Dwarf-shrubland (CEGL003948)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Montane cultural / successional / exotic open vegetation
Alien-dominated shrublands
Phyllostachys aurea Shrubland (CEGL008560)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Pueraria montana var. lobata Vine-Shrubland (CEGL003882)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Alien-dominated herbaceous vegetation
Lolium (arundinaceum, pratense) Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004048)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Phleum pratense - Bromus pubescens - Helenium autumnale Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004018)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Successional shrublands
Rubus allegheniensis - Rubus canadensis / Carex pensylvanica Shrubland (CEGL003892)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Rubus canadensis - (Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus) / Athyrium filix-femina - Solidago glomerata Shrubland (CEGL003893)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Successional fields
Successional vinelands
Vitis aestivalis Vine-Shrubland (CEGL003890)
» 4th approx: MONTANE GRAPE OPENING
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