Name:
Pinus palustris - (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii) / Ilex vomitoria / Muhlenbergia expansa - Agalinis filicaulis Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association is a saturated longleaf pine woodland found on sandy soil over an underlying clay layer in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. The very open canopy (10-30%) is a mixture of Pinus palustris and Pinus elliottii var. elliottii. Shrubs are sparse, and include Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Ilex vomitoria, and Ilex glabra. Scattered Quercus marilandica are also present. The dense ground layer is herb-dominated, with Muhlenbergia expansa, Scleria georgiana, Dichanthelium longiligulatum, and Ctenium aromaticum forming most of the biomass. The herbaceous flora is a mixture of upland and wetland plant species. These include Lophiola aurea (= Lophiola americana), Rhexia alifanus, Lobelia brevifolia, Anthaenantia rufa, Helianthus heterophyllus, Agalinis filicaulis, Bigelowia nudata, Schizachyrium scoparium, Schizachyrium tenerum, Balduina uniflora, Carphephorus pseudoliatris, Chaptalia tomentosa, Rhynchospora latifolia, Rhynchospora chapmanii, Aristida sp., Drosera capillaris, Aletris lutea, Lycopodiella alopecuroides, and Lycopodiella caroliniana. The soils have an upper horizon consisting of about 1.5 dm of fine loamy sand, underlain by a dense, poorly permeable clay layer. This is currently treated as inclusions in the Saucier Soil Series, but it may be described as a new series.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.20760.PINUSPALUSTRISP
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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