Name:
Pinus palustris / Quercus incana - Quercus marilandica / Aristida beyrichiana - Nolina georgiana Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association occurs in subxeric habitats of the sandhills and inner South Atlantic Coastal Plain of eastern and central Georgia and adjacent South Carolina. Pinus palustris forms an open to closed canopy. A scrub oak stratum of Quercus incana, Quercus marilandica, and less typically Quercus laevis can be present as a subcanopy or shrub layer depending on fire regime, and occasional individuals may reach the canopy. The subcanopy may also contain Carya alba. The shrub layer can be sparse to dense and may contain Diospyros virginiana, Gaylussacia dumosa (= var. dumosa), Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium stamineum, Sassafras albidum, Toxicodendron pubescens, Hypericum hypericoides, and scrub oak sprouts. Dominants of the herbaceous stratum include Aristida beyrichiana, Nolina georgiana, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum nutans, Gelsemium sempervirens, and Tephrosia virginiana. Carphephorus bellidifolius may be present in some examples, especially to the northern end of the range of this type. Other characteristic herbs include Dichanthelium sp., Eriogonum tomentosum, Euphorbia sp., Gymnopogon brevifolius, Liatris pauciflora (= Liatris secunda), Pityopsis aspera var. adenolepis (= Pityopsis adenolepis), Ruellia caroliniensis, Salvia azurea var. azurea, Solidago odora var. odora, and Stylisma patens.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.22960.PINUSPALUSTRISQ
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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