Name:
Pinus palustris / Quercus laevis / Aristida purpurascens - Stipulicida setacea - (Rhynchospora megalocarpa, Selaginella acanthonota) Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
These are extremely xeric longleaf pine sandhills, typically with a very sparse Pinus palustris canopy (5-25%). The scrub oak layer is sparse to dense, consisting of Quercus laevis, also often with Quercus hemisphaerica or Quercus geminata. Some occurrences may have Quercus myrtifolia or Quercus margarettiae. Stands of this type are so xeric that Aristida stricta (in more northern examples) and Aristida beyrichiana (in more southern examples) are absent, very sparse, or restricted to moist mesic microsites, such as in associated moist depressions [see, for instance, Hypericum reductum / Aristida stricta Dwarf-shrubland (CEGL003954)]. The herb layer consists primarily of extreme xerophytes such as Stipulicida setacea, Cnidoscolus stimulosus, Aristida purpurascens var. purpurascens, Aureolaria pectinata, Rhynchospora megalocarpa, Minuartia caroliniana, Dichanthelium ovale var. ovale, Galactia regularis, Euphorbia ipecacuanhae (in more northern examples), Polygonella polygama or Polygonella polygama (= Polygonella croomii), Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa, Bulbostylis ciliatifolia var. coarctata, Vaccinium stamineum (low, whiteleaf form), Cladonia spp., Cladina evansii, and Dicranum condensatum. At Fort Benning, Georgia, Chrysoma pauciflosculosa is a prominent dwarf-shrub. Species diversity is generally very low, with composition varying greatly from site to site. These sites are generally too dry for the wiregrasses, Aristida stricta and Aristida beyrichiana, but these may be present at very low frequencies.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.26080.PINUSPALUSTRISQ
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