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Pinus taeda - Quercus (falcata, nigra) / Morella cerifera / Vitis rotundifolia Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Pinus taeda - Quercus (falcata, nigra) / Morella cerifera / Vitis rotundifolia Forest
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This mid-Atlantic coastal upland loblolly pine forest occurs on the Outer Coastal Plain and on barrier islands in sheltered backdunes protected from salt spray and overwash. The substrate is rapidly drained, nutrient-poor sands or sandy loams. This community is dominated by <i>Pinus taeda</i>, which can be the sole canopy component or can be associated with <i>Quercus falcata, Prunus serotina var. serotina, Quercus nigra</i>, and <i>Sassafras albidum</i>. The tall-shrub layer, when present, is composed of <i>Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera)</i> and <i>Vaccinium corymbosum</i>. Vines and lianas are nearly always present in abundance; <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i> is most common, but <i>Toxicodendron radicans, Smilax rotundifolia, Smilax glauca</i>, and <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i> are often present in abundance as well. The herbaceous layer is typically sparse, particularly if shrubs and vines are dense, but <i>Chasmanthium laxum</i> may be fairly abundant in this community. Other herbs include <i>Panicum amarum var. amarulum, Eupatorium hyssopifolium</i>, and <i>Elephantopus nudatus</i>. In southern Virginia, <i>Quercus virginiana</i> and <i>Gelsemium sempervirens</i> may also be present, but <i>Quercus virginiana</i> is never abundant and when present is usually restricted to the understory. In the Chesapeake Marshlands, small patches of this community were observed on Smith Island and north of Bishops Head Point near the Chesapeake Bay Foundation lodge. Vegetation at Bishops Head occupied a small upland hummock which was presumably an old homesite and therefore very fragmented. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.30949.CEGL006040
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.2.685335 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: Mid-Atlantic Coastal Maritime Forest
  Translated: Loblolly Pine - (Southern Red Oak, Water Oak) / Wax-myrtle / Muscadine Forest
  Scientific: Pinus taeda - Quercus (falcata, nigra) / Morella cerifera / Vitis rotundifolia Forest
  Code: CEGL006040