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Pinus echinata / Quercus incana / Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus echinata / Quercus incana / Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This xeric stream terrace forest of the West Gulf Coastal Plain occurs on very well-drained Pleistocene terraces and low, broad ridges on deep, acidic sandy soils. The open canopy consists of Pinus echinata (sometimes with some Pinus taeda as well). An open to dense subcanopy consists of Quercus margarettiae, Quercus incana, and Quercus hemisphaerica. The patchy to open shrub stratum may include Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Vaccinium arboreum (= var. glaucescens), Frangula caroliniana, Asimina parviflora, Chionanthus virginicus, Stillingia sylvatica, Vitis aestivalis var. lincecumii (= Vitis lincecumii). Due to xeric conditions, graminoids and forbs are very sparse in this community, and patches of exposed sand are common. Typical herbs include Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii, Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa, Cnidoscolus texanus, Aristida desmantha, Tephrosia virginiana, Cyperus grayoides, and Carex tenax. Lichens (Cladonia spp.) and spike-moss (Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii) form large patches. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.20268.PINUSECHINATAQU
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Nov-1994 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Shortleaf Pine / Bluejack Oak / Riddell's Spike-moss Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684269 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003559
  Scientific: Pinus echinata / Quercus incana / Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii Forest
  Common: West Gulf Coastal Plain Xeric Stream Terrace Shortleaf Pine Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus echinata / Quercus incana / Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii Woodland