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Pinus echinata - Quercus (incana, stellata, margarettiae) / Cnidoscolus texanus Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus echinata - Quercus (incana, stellata, margarettiae) / Cnidoscolus texanus Forest Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This shortleaf pine-oak forest occurs on xeric sandy uplands west of the Mississippi River in the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain and less frequently in the West Gulf Coastal Plain ecoregions. Many examples may appear to be short-statured woodlands of Quercus incana, Quercus margarettiae, and Quercus stellata with a sparse, emergent canopy of Pinus echinata. The ground cover ranges from patchy to sparse, due to the xeric conditions and the variable effects of fire management. Relative density of herbs may be quite low, but those present are often found almost exclusively on such sites in the region. Such characteristic species include Opuntia humifusa, Cnidoscolus texanus, Eriogonum longifolium, Eriogonum multiflorum, Penstemon murrayanus, Polanisia erosa, Polygonella americana, Polygonella polygama, and Zornia bracteata. Many examples may contain scattered patches of fruticose lichens (Cladonia spp.) and possibly spike-moss (Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii).  Accession Code: VB.CC.18884.PINUSECHINATAQU Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Mar-1995 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus (echinata, taeda) - Quercus (incana, margarettiae, arkansana) Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Shortleaf Pine - (Bluejack Oak, Post Oak, Sand Post Oak) / Texas Tread-softly Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684319 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007507   Scientific: Pinus echinata - Quercus (incana, stellata, margarettiae) / Cnidoscolus texanus Forest   Common: West Gulf Coastal Plain Xeric Upland Shortleaf Pine - Oak Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Pinus echinata - Quercus (incana, stellata, margarettiae) / Cnidoscolus texanus Woodland