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Pinus taeda - Quercus (alba, falcata, stellata) Successional Coastal Plain Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus taeda - Quercus (alba, falcata, stellata) Successional Coastal Plain Forest Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This successional loblolly pine - oak forest of the Maryland and Virginia Coastal Plain occurs on coarse-textured, shallow dry soils. Abandoned loblolly pine plantations or early-successional loblolly pine forests established following cessation of agriculture often succeed to this vegetation as oaks are recruited and form variable proportions of the canopy. The canopy is dominated by <i>Pinus taeda</i> with varying amounts of <i>Quercus alba, Quercus falcata, Quercus velutina</i>, and <i>Quercus stellata</i>. <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> may be present but not generally in quantity. The shrub layer is of variable closure and is often characterized by <i>Ilex opaca var. opaca, Morella cerifera</i>, or <i>Persea palustris</i>. Vines such as <i>Smilax rotundifolia, Vitis rotundifolia</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i> can contribute considerable cover in the tree canopy. The herbaceous layer is sparse to non-existent, or is made up of exotic species such as <i>Microstegium vimineum</i>. This association is considered provisional because it has not been well-documented and plot data are limited. This association is somewhat similar to ~<i>Pinus taeda / Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum var. rubrum / Vaccinium stamineum</i> Forest (CEGL006011)$$, and in fact may be preceded by it in successional sequence, but it has a higher component of hardwoods, especially oaks, in the canopy.  Accession Code: VB.CC.30940.CEGL004766 Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688730 NatureServe Explorer   Translated: Loblolly Pine - (White Oak, Southern Red Oak, Post Oak) Successional Coastal Plain Forest   Scientific: Pinus taeda - Quercus (alba, falcata, stellata) Successional Coastal Plain Forest   Code: CEGL004766