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Southern Shale Valleys
Ecoregion
in
Appalachian Mountains
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AL
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GA
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TN
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VA
,
WV
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The Southern Shale Valleys ecoregion extends from the James River into Tennessee. It is characterized by rolling valleys and low hills and is underlain mostly by fine grained rock. Local relief varies from about 125 feet to 650 feet (38-198 m). The terrain is often more rugged than that of Ecoregion 67b. Woodland occurs on steeper sites and farming is common elsewhere.
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Plants
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia (species)
141
Observations
JAN - DEC
American Pokeweed
Phytolacca americana (species),
“Virginian Pokeweed”, “Pokeweed”, “Inkberry”, “American Nightshade”, “Cancer Jalap”, “Coakum”, “Garget”, “Pigeon Berry”, “Pocan Bush”, “Poke Root”, “Red Ink Plant”, “Redweed”, “Scoke”
69
Observations
JAN - DEC
Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans (species),
“Eastern Poison Ivy”
65
Observations
JAN - DEC
Liquidambar styraciflua
SPECIES ·
“Sweetgum”
52
Observations
JAN - DEC
Liriodendron tulipifera
SPECIES ·
“Tuliptree”, “Yellow Poplar”
46
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Animals
White-Tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus (species),
“Dama Virginiana”, “Odocoileus Spelaeus”, “Key Deer”, “Key Deer Toy Deer”
8
Observations
JAN - DEC
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis (species),
“Grey Squirrel”, “Gray Squirrel”
5
Observations
JAN - DEC
Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens (species)
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
Lithobates catesbeianus
SPECIES ·
“American Bullfrog”, “Bullfrog”, “Common Bullfrog”
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
Lithobates clamitans
SPECIES ·
“Green Frog”
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Birds
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis (species),
“Common Cardinal”
31,094
Observations
JAN - DEC
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos (species)
27,556
Observations
JAN - DEC
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus (species)
26,553
Observations
JAN - DEC
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata (species)
25,620
Observations
JAN - DEC
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis (species)
25,507
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Insects
Monarch Butterfly
Danaus plexippus (species),
“Monarch”, “Milkweed”, “Common Tiger”, “Wanderer”, “Black Veined Brown”, “Common Tiger Wanderer”
192
Observations
JAN - DEC
Harmonia axyridis
SPECIES ·
“Harlequin Ladybird”, “Harlequin”
30
Observations
JAN - DEC
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera (species),
“Honey Bee”
26
Observations
JAN - DEC
Bombus impatiens
SPECIES ·
“Common Eastern Bumblebee”
20
Observations
JAN - DEC
Atomosia puella
SPECIES
18
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Fungi
Cyathus striatus
SPECIES ·
“Fluted Bird's Nest”
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
Hesperomyces virescens
SPECIES
3
Observations
JAN - DEC
Massospora cicadina
SPECIES
2
Observations
JAN - DEC
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
SPECIES
2
Observations
JAN - DEC
Pleurotus ostreatus
SPECIES ·
“Oyster Mushroom”
2
Observations
JAN - DEC
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Taxonomy
Region
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Ecoregion
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Ecoregion
Southern Shale Valleys
Southern Shale Valleys
Southern Shale Valleys
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