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Vegetation of the Carolinas

Piedmont open upland vegetation
Piedmont woodlands & glades
Felsic glades & barrens
Quercus prinus - Quercus marilandica Piedmont Woodland (CEGL003708)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Selaginella rupestris - Schizachyrium scoparium - Hylotelephium telephioides - Allium cernuum Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004991)
» 4th approx: Low Elevation Basic Glade (Montane Subtype)
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Mafic glades & barrens
Quercus stellata - (Pinus echinata) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Echinacea laevigata - Oligoneuron album Woodland (CEGL003558)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Ulmus alata / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland (CEGL004443)
» 4th approx: Basic Piedmont Bluff Glade (Typic Subtype)
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Sporobolus vaginiflorus var. ozarkanus - Diodia teres - Croton willdenowii - Ruellia humilis Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004276)
» 4th approx: Diabase Glade
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Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana - Celtis tenuifolia - Cercis canadensis / Sporobolus clandestinus - Danthonia sericea Woodland (CEGL008499)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Carya glabra - Fraxinus americana / Acer leucoderme / Piptochaetium avenaceum Woodland (CEGL008489)
» 4th approx: unknown
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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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Piedmont shrubby woodlands
Oak & laurel heathbluffs
Pine oak heathbluffs
Pinus echinata - Quercus marilandica / Kalmia latifolia - Symplocos tinctoria Woodland (CEGL004446)
» 4th approx: Xeric Piedmont Pine Heath
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Pinus echinata - Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica / Andropogon gyrans - Chrysopsis mariana Woodland (CEGL004447)
» 4th approx: Basic Piedmont Bluff Glade (Falls Dam Slope Subtype)
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Pinus echinata - Pinus virginiana / Rhododendron minus - Kalmia latifolia Woodland (CEGL003563)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Longleaf uplands
Pinus palustris - Pinus echinata - (Pinus virginiana) / Quercus marilandica - (Quercus prinus) / Vaccinium pallidum Woodland (CEGL008437)
» 4th approx: Dry Piedmont Longleaf Pine Forest
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Piedmont poorly-drained woodlands
Hardpan oak - pine forest
Quercus stellata - (Quercus marilandica) / Gaylussacia frondosa Acid Hardpan Woodland (CEGL004413)
» 4th approx: Xeric Hardpan Forest (Acidic Hardpan subtype)
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Mesic longleaf woodlands
Pinus palustris - Pinus taeda - Pinus serotina / Chasmanthium laxum - Panicum virgatum Piedmont Woodland (CEGL003663)
» 4th approx: Wet Piedmont Longleaf Pine Forest
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Piedmont rock outcrop vegetation
Dry Acid cliff
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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Piedmont Acidic Cliff Sparse Vegetation (CEGL003979)
» 4th approx: Piedmont Cliff (Typic Acidic Subtype)
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Dry Mafic cliff
Toxicodendron radicans / Heuchera americana - (Dichanthelium depauperatum, Woodsia obtusa) Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004395)
» 4th approx: Montane Cliff (Mafic Subtype)
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Moist acid cliff
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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Moist Mafic cliff
Cystopteris bulbifera - (Asplenium rhizophyllum) Sparse Vegetation (CEGL004394)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Flatrocks & domes
Selaginella rupestris - Schizachyrium scoparium - Hypericum gentianoides - Bulbostylis capillaris Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL007690)
» 4th approx: Low Elevation Granitic Dome
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Diamorpha smallii - Minuartia glabra - Minuartia uniflora - Cyperus granitophilus Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004344)
» 4th approx: Granitic Flatrock (Annual Herb Zone)
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Amphianthus pusillus - Isoetes melanospora - Isoetes tegetiformans Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004342)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Packera tomentosa - Croton willdenowii - Schizachyrium scoparium - (Selaginella rupestris) Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004298)
» 4th approx: Granitic Flatrock (Perennial Herb Zone)
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Saxifraga michauxii Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004524)
» 4th approx: Low Elevation Rocky Summit (Acidic Subtype)
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Piedmont cultural / successional / exotic upland open vegetation
Successional shrublands
Wisteria sinensis Vine-Shrubland (CEGL008568)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Phyllostachys aurea Shrubland (CEGL008560)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Ailanthus altissima Forest (CEGL007191)
» 4th approx: Low Mountain Pine Forest (Montane Pine Subtype)
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Pueraria montana var. lobata Vine-Shrubland (CEGL003882)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Ligustrum sinense Temporarily Flooded Shrubland (CEGL003837)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Ligustrum sinense Upland Shrubland (CEGL003807)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Rubus (argutus, trivialis) - Smilax (glauca, rotundifolia) Shrubland (CEGL004732)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Successional fields & meadows
Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004044)
» 4th approx: unknown
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Lolium (arundinaceum, pratense) Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004048)
» 4th approx: unknown
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