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Pinus elliottii Saturated Temperate Woodland Alliance | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus elliottii Saturated Temperate Woodland Alliance Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This alliance includes saturated, often open-canopied stands dominated by Pinus elliottii var. elliottii (within its natural range from the Florida parishes of Louisiana to South Carolina), which are sometimes codominated by Pinus palustris or Pinus serotina (within its natural range). Associations most often occur in `flatwoods' sites of the Outer Coastal Plain, but may also be found near coastal areas with maritime influence and in dune swales and interdune flats on older, well-stabilized portions of barrier islands. This alliance includes both natural wet Pinus elliottii woodlands, as well as those originally dominated by Pinus palustris into which Pinus elliottii has invaded and become dominant, as a result of fire suppression and/or the removal and subsequent reproductive failure of Pinus palustris. Within its range, Sabal palmetto may be present in the canopy, as may be Pinus serotina. The shrub stratum may include Cliftonia monophylla, Cyrilla racemiflora, Ilex glabra, Lyonia ferruginea, and/or Ilex myrtifolia. Some associations contain Serenoa repens. Shrubs will be sparse and open with appropriate fire management, and will be denser in more fire-suppressed examples. Where growing-season fires are frequent, examples should have a well-developed herbaceous layer with dominant or abundant graminoids such as Aristida beyrichiana, Ctenium aromaticum, Dichanthelium longiligulatum, Sporobolus spp., and/or Rhynchospora spp. Pitcherplants (Sarracenia spp.) are also found in several associations. The structure and composition varies with fire frequency. Frequently burned sites exhibit a patchy shrub stratum and may have a dense graminoid herbaceous layer; examples that have not burned for more than five years will tend to exhibit a denser canopy and shrub stratum and little herbaceous cover.  Accession Code: VB.CC.20397.PINUSELLIOTTIIS 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 elliottii Saturated Temperate Woodland Alliance   Translated: Slash Pine Saturated Temperate Woodland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125767 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.574