Name:
Pinus palustris / Schizachyrium scoparium / Verbesina aristata Loamhill Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association represents mesic loamhill Pinus palustris woodlands of the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of Georgia and related mesic longleaf vegetation of Alabama. At Fort Benning, Chattahoochee County, Georgia, this vegetation is associated with finer-textured soils, including the Nankin sandy clay loam soil series (which may occur as inclusions in areas mapped as Vaucluse sandy loam) and possibly others. Stands are dominated by an open canopy of Pinus palustris. Grasses are prominent in examples of this vegetation. These include Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon gyrans, Andropogon ternarius, Danthonia sericea, and Dichanthelium spp. Some other herbaceous plants found in examples of this vegetation include Verbesina aristata, Silphium compositum, Ageratina aromatica, Symphyotrichum concolor (= Aster concolor), Symphyotrichum dumosum (= Aster dumosus), Sericocarpus tortifolius (= Aster tortifolius), Coreopsis major, Elephantopus sp., Eupatorium album, Helianthus divaricatus, Hieracium gronovii, Ionactis linariifolius, Liatris gracilis, Packera tomentosa, Pityopsis aspera, Pityopsis graminifolia, Solidago odora, Vernonia angustifolia, Desmodium spp., Lespedeza capitata, Mimosa microphylla (= Schrankia microphylla), Rhynchosia sp., Stylosanthes biflora, Tephrosia X floridana, Tephrosia virginiana, Iris verna, Pteridium aquilinum, Viola pedata, and Viola septemloba. Some scattered deciduous trees found here include Quercus falcata, Quercus marilandica, Nyssa sylvatica, Liquidambar styraciflua, Cornus florida, and Diospyros virginiana. Scattered low shrubs and vines in fire-managed examples include Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium myrsinites, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium tenellum, Rhus copallinum, Ceanothus americanus, and Smilax glauca.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.26254.PINUSPALUSTRISS
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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