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Heath, or shrub, balds are distinguished from all other community types by the dominance of dense shrubs, with the natural absence or near absence of tree cover, in topographically exposed, high elevation, convex slope sites, and without significant bare rock or herbaceous cover.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/montane-island-plants\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-21-at-11.02.35-AM.png” url=”http:\/\/sernecportal.org\/portal\/collections\/map\/index.php?clid=4540&cltype=vouchers&taxonfilter=&db=all&maptype=occquery&type=1&reset=1″ url_new_window=”on” use_overlay=”on” overlay_icon_color=”#592c88″ hover_overlay_color=”rgba(193,168,117,0.12)” hover_icon=”%%28%%” _builder_version=”3.0.106″ box_shadow_style=”preset1″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.106″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”#0060aa”] Click the image for an interactive map Families: 19 ADOXACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Sambucus racemosa var. pubens<\/a><\/p>\n Viburnum dentatum<\/a><\/p>\n APIACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Angelica triquinata<\/a><\/p>\n Thaspium barbinode<\/a><\/p>\n ASTERACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Eurybia divaricata<\/a><\/p>\n Krigia montana<\/a><\/p>\n Prenanthes roanensis<\/a><\/p>\n BETULACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Alnus crispa<\/a><\/p>\n CAPRIFOLIACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Diervilla sessilifolia<\/a><\/p>\n CLETHRACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Clethra acuminata<\/a><\/p>\n CYPERACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Carex brunnescens<\/a><\/p>\n DENNSTAEDTIACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Pteridium aquilinum<\/a><\/p>\n DIAPENSIACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Galax urceolata<\/a><\/p>\n ERICACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Gaultheria procumbens<\/a><\/p>\n Gaylussacia baccata<\/a><\/p>\n Kalmia buxifolia<\/a><\/p>\n Kalmia latifolia<\/a><\/p>\n Menziesia pilosa<\/a><\/p>\n Pieris floribunda<\/a><\/p>\n Rhododendron sp.<\/a><\/p>\n Rhododendron carolinianum<\/a><\/p>\n Rhododendron catawbiense<\/a><\/p>\n Rhododendron maximum<\/a><\/p>\n Rhododendron vaseyi<\/a><\/p>\n Rhododendron viscosum<\/a><\/p>\n Vaccinium constablaei<\/a><\/p>\n Vaccinium corymbosum<\/a><\/p>\n Vaccinium hirsutum<\/a><\/p>\n Vaccinium pallidum<\/a><\/p>\n FABACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Robinia hispida<\/a><\/p>\n HYPERICACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Hypericum buckleyi<\/a><\/p>\n MELANTHIACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Trillium undulatum<\/a><\/p>\n Zigadenus leimanthoides<\/a><\/p>\n ORCHIDACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Listera smallii<\/a><\/p>\n OROBANCHACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Melampyrum lineare<\/a><\/p>\n PINACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Pinus pungens<\/a><\/p>\n POACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Glyceria striata<\/a><\/p>\n ROSACEAE<\/a><\/p>\n Aronia melanocarpa<\/a><\/p>\n Geum radiatum<\/a><\/p>\n Sibbaldiopsis tridentata<\/a><\/p>\n
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\nGenera: 33
\nSpecies: 41 (species rank)
\nTotal Taxa: 41 (including subsp. and var.)<\/p>\n