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Pinus taeda - Quercus falcata - Quercus alba / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum - Piptochaetium avenaceum Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus taeda - Quercus falcata - Quercus alba / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum - Piptochaetium avenaceum Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This type is a nutrient-rich calcareous to subcalcareous, mesic to subxeric Coastal Plain forest or woodland documented from the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain of South Carolina, extending to North Carolina and possibly Virginia. Stands contain <i>Quercus falcata</i> and <i>Quercus alba</i> with <i>Pinus taeda</i> and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> in the canopy. Other canopy components may include <i>Carya glabra, Quercus nigra, Fraxinus americana, Quercus michauxii, Quercus velutina</i>, and, on fire-suppressed sites, <i>Fagus grandifolia</i>. The subcanopy is dominated by <i>Cornus florida</i>. The shrub layer is dominated by <i>Aesculus pavia, Symplocos tinctoria, Callicarpa americana</i>, and <i>Hamamelis virginiana</i>. Dominant grasses include <i>Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Piptochaetium avenaceum</i>, and <i>Sorghastrum elliottii</i>. In addition, <i>Carex tenax</i> is another ground-layer dominant. <i>Hexastylis arifolia</i> is the most characteristic forb. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34933.CEGL004091
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: Provisional
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Translated: Loblolly Pine - Southern Red Oak - White Oak / Longleaf Woodoats - Blackseed Speargrass Forest
  Scientific: Pinus taeda - Quercus falcata - Quercus alba / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum - Piptochaetium avenaceum Forest
  Code: CEGL004091