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Pinus echinata - Quercus (incana, stellata, margarettiae) / Cnidoscolus texanus Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus echinata - Quercus (incana, stellata, margarettiae) / Cnidoscolus texanus Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This shortleaf pine-oak forest/woodland occurs on xeric sandy uplands west of the Mississippi River in the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain and less frequently in the West Gulf Coastal Plain ecoregions. Many examples may appear to be short-statured woodlands of <i>Quercus incana, Quercus margarettiae</i>, and <i>Quercus stellata</i> with a sparse, emergent canopy of <i>Pinus echinata</i>. The ground cover ranges from patchy to sparse, due to the xeric conditions and the variable effects of fire management. Relative density of herbs may be quite low, but those present are often found almost exclusively on such sites in the region. Such characteristic species include <i>Opuntia humifusa, Cnidoscolus texanus, Eriogonum longifolium, Eriogonum multiflorum, Penstemon murrayanus, Polanisia erosa, Polygonella americana, Polygonella polygama</i>, and <i>Zornia bracteata</i>. Many examples may contain scattered patches of fruticose lichens (<i>Cladonia</i> spp.) and possibly spike-moss (<i>Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii</i>). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34909.CEGL007507
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
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  Common: West Gulf Coastal Plain Xeric Upland Shortleaf Pine - Oak Woodland
  Translated: Shortleaf Pine - (Bluejack Oak, Post Oak, Sand Post Oak) / Texas Tread-softly Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus echinata - Quercus (incana, stellata, margarettiae) / Cnidoscolus texanus Woodland
  Code: CEGL007507