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Pinus echinata Woodland Alliance | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus echinata Woodland Alliance Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This alliance covers upland woodlands dominated by Pinus echinata with less than 25% canopy cover by Quercus spp. Some associations occur on dry ridges at the southern end of the Appalachians and in adjacent provinces (Ridge and Valley, Piedmont, Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain?), and have a Pinus virginiana or Pinus rigida admixture. In the Ouachita Mountains, these woodlands occur naturally on rock outcrops but also as restored Pinus echinata savannas in eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. In some associations, Pinus taeda can also be present, possibly as a result of northward expansion of the range of the species following land-clearing and fire suppression. Most associations are topo-edaphic climaxes, and the woodland structure is maintained by dry site conditions and occasional fire. These woodlands probably were more common historically.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20271.PINUSECHINATAWO Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Pinus echinata Woodland Alliance   Translated: Shortleaf Pine Woodland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125638 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.515