Name:
Pinus palustris / Quercus falcata / Cornus florida / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association is an upland longleaf pine community occurring on rolling hills and upland flats in the East Gulf Coastal Plain, generally west of the distribution of Aristida beyrichiana. It is limited to somewhat poorly drained to well-drained loamy soils with clay layers in the B horizon, such as Benndale, Cahaba, Smithdale, Petal, and Susquehanna. High clay content creates conditions where upland and wetland species co-occur. The canopy is dominated by Pinus palustris. The subcanopy (some of the deciduous trees reaching the canopy) consists of Quercus falcata, Quercus nigra, Cornus florida, Nyssa sylvatica, Quercus stellata, Quercus margarettiae, Magnolia virginiana, Persea sp., Castanea pumila, and less commonly Quercus marilandica. Shrubs include Vaccinium myrsinites, Ilex glabra, Ilex coriacea, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium elliottii, Vaccinium darrowii, Vaccinium stamineum, Viburnum dentatum, Hibiscus aculeatus, and Symplocos tinctoria. Herbs include Andropogon virginicus, Aristida lanosa, Aristida purpurascens var. purpurascens, Schizachyrium scoparium, Schizachyrium tenerum, Sporobolus clandestinus, Eragrostis spectabilis, Ctenium aromaticum, Sorghastrum elliottii (= Sorghastrum apalachicolense), Anthaenantia rufa, Chasmanthium laxum (sensu stricto), Gymnopogon brevifolius, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Tridens ambiguus, Xyris caroliniana, Aletris sp., Sericocarpus tortifolius (= Aster tortifolius), Symphyotrichum adnatum (= Aster adnatus), Symphyotrichum concolor (= Aster concolor), Bigelowia nudata, Helianthus radula, Brickellia eupatorioides, Lobelia flaccidifolia, Chaptalia tomentosa, Rhexia alifanus, Stylisma humistrata, and Centrosema virginianum.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.27650.PINUSPALUSTRISQ
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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