Name:
Pinus clausa Forest Alliance
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
Forests, usually monospecific, dominated by Pinus clausa. This alliance occurs on mainland areas near the coast in the Florida Panhandle. The closed canopy (10-20 m high) is composed of Pinus clausa. The subcanopy includes Quercus geminata, Quercus laevis, Quercus virginiana, Quercus hemisphaerica, and Magnolia grandiflora. The open shrub layer includes Chrysoma pauciflosculosa, Clinopodium coccineum (= Calamintha coccinea), Licania michauxii, Quercus arkansana, Quercus margarettiae, Quercus myrtifolia, Osmanthus americanus var. americanus, Castanea pumila, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium stamineum, Yucca filamentosa (= Yucca flaccida), Serenoa repens, Ilex opaca var. opaca, and Ilex vomitoria. Woody vines are also frequent, and include Smilax auriculata, Vitis rotundifolia, and Bignonia capreolata. The sparse herb layer includes Rhynchospora megalocarpa, Rhynchosia cytisoides, Croton argyranthemus, Silphium compositum, Euphorbia floridana, Eriogonum tomentosum, Smilax pumila, Dichanthelium commutatum, Pityopsis graminifolia, and Polygonella macrophylla. Ground lichens are abundant, primarily Cladina evansii. More research is needed on the dynamics of this community.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.25921.PINUSCLAUSAFORE
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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