Name:
Pinus palustris / Quercus marilandica / Schizachyrium scoparium - Schizachyrium tenerum - Rhexia alifanus Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association occurs on rolling upland hills, on ridges and slopes of all exposures and slopes, but is more common on east, southeast, and southern exposures, in southern Mississippi and possibly elsewhere in the eastern Gulf Coastal Plain. It is typically associated with well-drained upland soils, including McLaurin loamy sand, Benndale sandy loam, and Heidel sandy loam. On the Conecuh National Forest, this association may be found on the Troup, Mablis, Dothan, Orangeburg, and Florala soil series, which are sandy loams. This association is characterized by a floristic mixture of species typical of upland longleaf pine communities and of pine flatwoods. It is characterized as an upland longleaf pine community, lacking wiregrass, with floristic composition of the eastern Gulf Coastal Plain. The canopy is dominated by Pinus palustris. The subcanopy consists primarily of Quercus marilandica and Quercus incana, with occasional Quercus stellata, Quercus margarettiae, Carya glabra, and Nyssa sylvatica. Common shrubs include Castanea pumila, Diospyros virginiana, Gaylussacia mosieri, Vaccinium myrsinites, Vaccinium arboreum, and Licania michauxii. The herbaceous stratum is diverse, and includes Andropogon ternarius, Andropogon virginicus, Andropogon spp., Aristida purpurascens var. virgata, Aristida purpurascens var. tenuispica, Aristida longispica, Ctenium aromaticum, Gymnopogon ambiguus, Paspalum floridanum, Schizachyrium scoparium, Schizachyrium tenerum, Sporobolus junceus, Symphyotrichum concolor (= Aster concolor), Sericocarpus tortifolius (= Aster tortifolius), Ionactis linariifolius, Tephrosia sp., Tragia smallii, Eryngium yuccifolium, Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium (= Gnaphalium obtusifolium), Desmodium spp., Gaura angustifolia, Pityopsis graminifolia, Coreopsis major, Dalea pinnata var. pinnata, Rhynchosia reniformis, Lechea spp., Zornia bracteata, and Rhexia alifanus.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.22242.PINUSPALUSTRISQ
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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