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Pinus echinata - Quercus (alba, stellata) - Carya alba / Cornus florida Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus echinata - Quercus (alba, stellata) - Carya alba / Cornus florida Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This shortleaf - loblolly pine forest association occurs in the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain, and apparently adjacent areas of the East Gulf Coastal Plain. The canopy is characterized by the presence of both Pinus echinata and Pinus taeda. A mixture of hardwood species are also present, such as Quercus alba, Quercus stellata, Carya alba, Carya glabra, Quercus falcata, and Quercus velutina. In addition to overstory species, the subcanopy includes Cornus florida, Oxydendrum arboreum, Nyssa sylvatica, and Liquidambar styraciflua. The patchy shrub layer includes Vaccinium elliottii, Asimina parviflora, Aesculus pavia, Hamamelis virginiana, and Arundinaria gigantea. This community has a sparse herbaceous layer including Piptochaetium avenaceum, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Elephantopus tomentosus, Hexastylis arifolia, Iris verna, Rudbeckia fulgida, Solidago juncea, Euphorbia pubentissima, and Mitchella repens. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.27742.PINUSECHINATAQU
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 25-Jun-2001 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Shortleaf Pine - Loblolly Pine - (White Oak, Post Oak) - Mockernut Hickory / Sourwood Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684529 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Scientific: Pinus echinata - Pinus taeda - Quercus (alba, stellata) - Carya alba / Oxydendrum arboreum Forest
  Code: CEGL008493
  Common: East Gulf Coastal Plain Shortleaf - Loblolly Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Pinus echinata - Pinus taeda - Quercus (alba, stellata) - Carya alba / Oxydendrum arboreum Forest