Name:
Pinus echinata - Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica / Andropogon gyrans - Chrysopsis mariana Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association includes Piedmont woodlands on soils derived from mafic rock (metavolcanics of the Carolina Slate Belt). The canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus stellata, Pinus echinata, Quercus marilandica</i>, and <i>Quercus prinus</i>. Characteristic tree species include <i>Carya alba, Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Diospyros virginiana, Pinus virginiana, Quercus velutina, Fraxinus americana</i>, and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i>. Understory and shrub species include <i>Vaccinium arboreum, Viburnum rufidulum, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Ceanothus americanus, Rhus copallinum, Rhus glabra, Vaccinium tenellum, Vaccinium pallidum</i>, and <i>Cornus florida</i>. The diverse herbaceous stratum is dominated by <i>Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans, Clitoria mariana, Dichanthelium depauperatum</i>, and <i>Phaseolus polystachios</i> with <i>Cunila origanoides, Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum (= Aster dumosus var. dumosus), Symphyotrichum patens var. patens (= Aster patens var. patens), Aureolaria pedicularia var. pedicularia, Conyza canadensis, Dichanthelium commutatum, Helianthus schweinitzii, Helianthus divaricatus, Rubus argutus, Salvia lyrata, Scleria triglomerata, Solidago nemoralis var. nemoralis, Solidago odora var. odora</i>, and <i>Sorghastrum nutans</i>, among others. This is a relatively species-rich community type. The exotics <i>Ailanthus altissima, Sorghum halepense</i> and <i>Lonicera japonica</i> may be present.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35543.CEGL004447
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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