The Natural Communities of Virginia
Classification of Ecological Community Groups
SECOND APPROXIMATION (Version 2.5)
Information current as of February, 2012
LOW-ELEVATION DRY AND DRY- MESIC FORESTS AND WOODLANDSEcological community groups with distributions centered below 1,070 m (3,500 ft) elevation and representing xerophytic to submesophytic forest and woodland vegetation. A few community types of the Montane Mixed Oak and Oak-Hickory Forests, Oak / Heath Forests, and Pine – Oak / Heath Woodlands extend significantly into the high-elevation zone (> 1,070 m), but are retained in this Class because of their compositional similarity to other members of these groups.
Montane Mixed Oak and Oak – Hickory Forests Eastern White Pine – Hardwood Forests Piedmont / Coastal Plain Oak – Beech / Heath Forests Mountain / Piedmont Acidic Woodlands Mountain / Piedmont Basic Woodlands Montane Dry Calcareous Forests and Woodlands Coastal Plain Dry Calcareous Forests and Woodlands |
 Gary P. Fleming |
Overview of VA Physiography & Vegetation
Terrestrial System: LOW-ELEVATION DRY AND DRY- MESIC FORESTS AND WOODLANDS
- Dry-Mesic Calcareous Forests
- Basic Oak - Hickory Forests
- Acidic Oak - Hickory Forests
- Montane Mixed Oak & Oak-Hickory Forests
- Oak / Heath Forests
- Eastern White Pine - Hardwood Forests
- Piedmont / Coastal Plain Oak – Beech / Heath Forests
- Carolina Hemlock Forests
- Pine – Oak / Heath Woodlands
- Mountain / Piedmont Acidic Woodlands
- Mountain / Piedmont Basic Woodlands
- Montane Dry Calcareous Forests and Woodlands
- Coastal Plain Dry Calcareous Forests and Woodlands
- Oak – Hickory Woodlands and Savannas
- Piedmont Hardpan Forests
- Low-Elevation Boulderfield Forests