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A.515 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.515
Reference: EcoArt 2002
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.2160.A515
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: II.A.4.N.a
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: PINUS ECHINATA WOODLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.515
  Common: Shortleaf Pine Woodland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus echinata Woodland Alliance