Name:
Pinus virginiana - Pinus (rigida, echinata) - (Quercus prinus) / Vaccinium pallidum Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This community includes <i>Pinus virginiana</i>-dominated forests of low-elevation ridges and steep upper slopes, occurring primarily in the Appalachian provinces of the eastern United States, from southwestern Virginia, south and west to northern Georgia and northern Alabama. This community occurs on narrow ridges, steep slopes, and other topographic positions with high solar exposure, over shallow, infertile soils. This mainly evergreen forest is often of low stature, with a somewhat open to closed canopy, sparse to very dense shrub cover dominated by ericaceous species, and a sparse herb stratum. <i>Pinus virginiana</i> is the canopy dominant throughout the range of the type. In some parts of the range, other <i>Pinus</i> species may be significant canopy associates, as well as dry-site <i>Quercus</i> species (e.g., <i>Quercus prinus, Quercus coccinea</i>). Deciduous species may form a subcanopy or sapling stratum, particularly in areas where fire has been excluded. Common shrub dominants include <i>Vaccinium pallidum, Vaccinium stamineum, Gaylussacia baccata</i>, and <i>Kalmia latifolia</i>. Herbs vary with geography but are typical of infertile, xeric habitats. Some typical herbs in this forest are <i>Baptisia tinctoria, Chimaphila maculata, Dichanthelium commutatum, Epigaea repens, Euphorbia corollata, Galax urceolata, Gaultheria procumbens, Hypoxis hirsuta, Iris verna, Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia, Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35506.CEGL007119
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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