Name:
Pinus palustris / Sporobolus silveanus - Muhlenbergia capillaris - Chaetopappa asteroides Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association is a West Gulf Coastal Plain wetland longleaf community, occurring on saline soils (Brimstone silt loam, a Glossic Natraqualf) of the Pleistocene prairie terrace, with an open canopy of Pinus palustris. Important herbaceous species include Andropogon capillipes ('wetlands variant'), Andropogon glaucopsis, Arnoglossum ovatum, Bigelowia nuttallii, Chaetopappa asteroides, Dalea candida var. candida, Dichanthelium spp., Echinacea sanguinea, Eupatorium leucolepis, Evolvulus sericeus, Hedyotis nigricans, Iva angustifolia, Liatris acidota, Liatris punctata, Liatris pycnostachya var. lasiophylla, Marshallia caespitosa, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Neptunia lutea, Panicum virgatum, Paspalum floridanum, Physostegia virginiana ssp. praemorsa, Rhexia lutea, Rhexia virginica, Rhynchospora colorata (= Dichromena colorata), Rhynchospora divergens, Rhynchospora elliottii, Rhynchospora glomerata, Rhynchospora gracilenta, Rhynchospora plumosa, Rhynchospora microcarpa, Rudbeckia texana, Sabatia campanulata, Sabatia dodecandra (occasionally), Schizachyrium tenerum, Solidago sempervirens var. mexicana, Spartina spartinae, Sporobolus silveanus, Sporobolus coromandelianus (= Sporobolus pyramidatus), and Sporobolus compositus var. compositus. The herbaceous layer (especially the graminoids) is sometimes lacking or sparse in areas with particularly harsh edaphic (chemical) conditions.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.22846.PINUSPALUSTRISS
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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