Name:
Quercus (incana, margarettiae, arkansana) - (Pinus echinata) / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This xeric sandhill of the West Gulf Coastal Plain and Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain ecoregions is dominated by a short-statured, open canopy of <i>Quercus incana</i> and <i>Quercus margarettiae</i> with varying amounts of <i>Pinus echinata</i>. Stands dominated by either <i>Pinus echinata</i> or <i>Pinus palustris</i> are covered by different associations. <i>Quercus arkansana</i> may be present, as well, but is much less common in the region than the other nominal oaks. The herbaceous species serve as particularly good indicators of this type, many of which are both fidel to this habitat in the region and endemic to the West Gulf Coastal Plain. These indicators may include <i>Astragalus soxmaniorum, Berlandiera pumila, Matelea cynanchoides, Cnidoscolus texanus, Commelina erecta, Croton argyranthemus, Dalea phleoides, Dalea villosa var. grisea, Delphinium carolinianum, Draba cuneifolia, Eriogonum longifolium, Eriogonum multiflorum, Froelichia floridana, Helianthemum georgianum, Heterotheca subaxillaris, Hymenopappus artemisiifolius, Monarda</i><i> punctata, Opuntia humifusa, Paronychia drummondii, Pediomelum hypogaeum (= Psoralea hypogaea), Penstemon murrayanus, Physalis cf. heterophylla, Oenothera heterophylla, Schizachyrium scoparium, Scutellaria cardiophylla, Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii, Tetragonotheca ludoviciana</i>, and <i>Tradescantia reverchonii</i>. Other characteristic species include <i>Polygonella americana, Quercus marilandica</i>, and <i>Quercus stellata</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.34901.CEGL007972
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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This Community's Level:
association
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 This Community's Children:
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Names:
UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687343
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Common: Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain Xeric Sandhill Complex (Mixed Oak Type)
Translated: (Bluejack Oak, Sand Post Oak, Arkansas Oak) - (Shortleaf Pine) / Little Bluestem Woodland
Scientific: Quercus (incana, margarettiae, arkansana) - (Pinus echinata) / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland
Code: CEGL007972
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