Piedmont Granite Outcrops
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Granite Outcrops are expanses of granitoid rock, often granitic gneiss, interspersed with islands of vegetation. They may be steep-sided domes or "flatrocks." Many domes are well known and accessible to the public, including Stone Mountain, Arabia Mountain, Panola Mountain, and Rock and Shoals.
What's special: these outcrops are among the crown jewels of Georgia's natural communities because they are spectacularly beautiful in spring and fall, and they feature som rare plants found nowhere else (endemic). Georgia has more of these outcrops than any other state. Related to: Similar to Glades and Barrens, which lack the well-developed dish gardens, dome shape, and temporary pools. |
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Common Plants of Granite Outcrops
Click on a plant name to see images from regional websites. Trees Black cherry Prunus serotina Downy serviceberry Amelanchier arborea Dwarf hackberry/Celtis tenuifolia Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana Loblolly pine Pinus taeda Oaks: Blackjack oak Quercus marilandica Georgia oak Quercus georgiana Post oak Quercus stellata Rock chestnut oak Quercus montana Shortleaf pine Pinus echinata Winged elm Ulmus alata Shrubs Curlyleaf yucca Yucca filamentosa Fringe-tree Chionanthus virginicus Sparkleberry Vaccinium arboreum Curlyleaf yucca Yucca filamentosa Wafer ash Ptelea trifoliata Winged sumac Rhus copallinum Vines Carolina jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens Coral honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens Greenbrier (whiteleaf/sawbrier) Smilax glauca Muscadine Vitis rotundifolia Trumpet vine Campsis radicans Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Ground Layer Wildflowers Appalachian rockpink Phermeranthus teretifolius Confederate daisy Helianthus porteri Diamorpha/Elf-orpine Diamorpha cymosa Dwarf dandelion Krigia virginica Early saxifrage Micranthes virginiensis Eastern prickly pear Opuntia humifusa Erect dayflower Commelina erecta False garlic Nothoscordum bivalve Flatrock onion Allium speculae Flatrock phacelia Phacelia maculata Glade rushfoil Croton wildenowii Large-flowered coreopsis Coreopsis grandiflora Pineweed Hypericum gentianoides Poorjoe Diodia teres Sandwort Minuartia uniflora Slender gerardia Agalinis tenuifolia Small-head blazing star Liatris microchephala Snorklewort/Pool sprite Gratiola amphiantha Spiderwort (hairy) Tradescantia hirsuticaulis Spiderwort (smooth) Tradescantia ohiensis Sundrops Oenothera fruticosa Sunnybells Schoenolirion croceum Toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis Woolly ragwort/Rabbit ears Packera tomentosa Grasses and Sedges Bentgrass Agrostis elliottiana (drawing only) Downy oat grass Danthonia sericea Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium Old-field broomstraw Andropogon virginicus Poverty oat grass Danthonia spicata Bryophytes Crustose lichens Parmelia spp. Haircap moss Polytrichum commune Reindeer lichens Cladonia/Cladina spp. Rockmoss Grimmia laevigata |
Representative trees. To see and learn more, click on the plant lists to the left.
Representative shrubs. To see and learn more, click on the plant lists to the left.
Representative ground layer plants. To see and learn more, click on the plant lists to the left.
Bryophytes
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