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Talus Slope Community (Terrestrial - Open Canopy)
This woodland, ranked imperiled-to-rare by the Heritage Program, occurs in the Highlands as well as the
Piedmont. It is found on steep ridge slopes, often at the base of cliffs, atop rockslide aftermath.
Dominant Trees: Oak, Chestnut Pine, Eastern White
Birch, Sweet Oak, Scrub Pine, Pitch
Rare Species: Fly Honeysuckle Pine, Red
Allegheny Vine Mountain Clematis Sedge, Dewey's
Birch, Paper Mountain Spleenwort Skunk Currant
* Fly Honeysuckle
Successional Field (Terrestrial - Open Canopy)
The rolling fields which blanket much of the county and contribute to its aesthetic charm are either pastures,
farmlands, or vacant lands. When allowed to progress through the multi-phased process of succession, a field
will transition from annuals to perennials, to shrubs, and finally to trees. Within 50-60 years' time a former
field will be converted into a woodland. In this region succession can be expected to result in the following
plant communities.
STAGE 1
Annual or Biennial Herbs:
Bentgrass Foxtail, Yellow Queen Anne's Lace Sweetclover, White
Crabgrass, Large Horseweed Ragweed, Common Wintercress
Foxtail, Nodding Mullein, Common
STAGE 2
Perennial Herbs:
Butter-and-Eggs Goldenrod, Grass-leaved King Devil Hawkweed Ox-eye Daisy
Canada Thistle Gldnrod, Rough-stemmed Milkweed, Common Sweet Vernal Grass
Common St. Johnswort Hairyvetch Poison Ivy Timothy
Goldenrod, Canada Kentucky Bluegrass Orchard Grass Wild Bergamot
Virginia Creeper
STAGE 3
Shrubs:
Allegheny Blackberry Olive, Autumn Multiflora Rose Sumac, Staghorn
Dogwood, Gray Raspberry, Black Sumac, Smooth
STAGE 4
Trees:
Aspen, Big-toothed
Aspen, Trembling
Birch, Gray
Birch, Yellow
Cedar, Red
Cherry, Black
* Stiff Goldenrod
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