Name:
Pinus echinata - Pinus taeda - Quercus stellata - Carya texana / Vaccinium arboreum Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This West Gulf Coastal Plain association is dominated by Pinus echinata and Pinus taeda and is further characterized by a significant component of Quercus stellata in the overstory. It may be found on ridgetops and sideslopes with relatively shallow loamy soils over dense clay. Pinus echinata tends to be more important than Pinus taeda in the overstory, and Pinus palustris may be occasionally encountered within its natural range. Hardwood trees, such as Quercus stellata, Quercus falcata, Carya texana, Quercus marilandica, and others, may also reach the canopy. The shrub stratum is usually well-developed; species abundance varies somewhat with soil pH. Typical species include Vaccinium arboreum, Callicarpa americana, Sassafras albidum, Cornus florida, Rhus aromatica, Rhus copallinum, Malus angustifolia, Crataegus marshallii, Crataegus spathulata, Ilex vomitoria, Viburnum rufidulum, Sideroxylon lanuginosum ssp. lanuginosum, Ilex longipes, Prunus mexicana, Chionanthus virginicus, Morus rubra, and seedlings of canopy species. The herbaceous understory varies considerably within this association depending upon management history. Historically, this community may have been a woodland on non-topographically isolated, frequently burned sites [see Pinus echinata - Quercus stellata - Quercus falcata - Carya texana Woodland (CEGL007800)], but due to fire suppression, current examples have a forest structure.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.26906.PINUSECHINATAPI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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