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5.3 EcoRegion

Red-cedar - prickly pear shale shrubland (CTSCRSH000)

Full community summary for this type is available here on the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage website.

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5 plots have vegetation data and are summarized below.

scientific namecommon nameConstancyCover where present
Deschampsia flexuosa80%21%
Juniperus virginianaRed-cedar80%7.1%
Danthonia spicata80%5.2%
Corydalis sempervirens80%0.4%
Carya glabraPignut Hickory60%14%
Polytrichum40%41%
Anthoxanthum odoratum40%38%
Schizachyrium scopariumLittle Bluestem40%13.5%
Rumex acetosella40%5%
Quercus montanaChestnut Oak40%3.5%
Hypericum perforatum40%2%
Quercus ilicifoliaScrub Oak40%2%
Solidago nemoralis40%1.8%
_POACEAE40%1.2%
Fraxinus americanaWhite Ash40%1.2%
Vaccinium pallidum40%0.8%
Helianthemum canadense20%12%
Ostrya virginianaHophornbeam20%12%
Quercus rubraNorthern Red Oak20%11.8%
Pinus strobusEastern White Pine20%10%
Rosa blandaMeadow Rose20%8%
Opuntia humifusaPrickly-pear Cactus20%8%
Polypodium virginianum20%7%
Betula lentaBlack Birch20%4%
Tsuga canadensisEastern Hemlock20%4%
Carex swanii20%2%
Hypericum gentianoides20%2%
Grass #2 (open panicle, poa-like)20%2%
Carex pensylvanica20%2%
Apocynum cannabinum20%2%
_LICHEN20%2%
Krigia virginica20%2%
Lichens20%2%
Minuartia michauxii20%2%
Tephrosia virginiana20%2%
Poa compressa20%2%
Rosa carolina20%2%
Solidago puberula20%2%
Diervilla lonicera20%1%
Asplenium platyneuron20%0.5%
Hieracium paniculatum20%0.5%
CLRA6020%0.5%
Potentilla canadensis20%0.5%
Baptisia tinctoria20%0.5%
Polytrichum juniperinum20%0.5%
Triodanis perfoliata20%0.5%
Antennaria plantaginifolia20%0.5%
Uvularia sessilifolia20%0.5%
Carex20%0.5%
Grass #1 (Small,seeds)20%0.5%
Grass #5 (no fruit, similar to # 3)20%0.5%
Grass #4 (brown stem, very small)20%0.5%
Grass #3 (Andropogon?)20%0.5%
Pinus rigidaPitch Pine20%0.5%
Grass #2 (narrow lvs, blue-purple at base)20%0.5%
Ionactis linariifolius20%0.5%
Grass #1 (dark purple on spikelets)20%0.5%
Polygonatum biflorum20%0.5%
Stylosanthes bifloraPencilflower20%0.3%
Carex umbellata20%0.3%
Comandra umbellata20%0.3%
Galium aparine20%0.3%
Cheilanthes20%0.3%
Dryopteris marginalis20%0.3%
Amelanchier arboreaServiceberry20%0.3%
Alliaria petiolata20%0.3%
Oxalis stricta20%0.3%
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum20%0.3%