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Pinus echinata - Quercus prinus / Rhododendron minus / Vaccinium pallidum Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus echinata - Quercus prinus / Rhododendron minus / Vaccinium pallidum Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association is a mixed forest occurring in association with Tallulah Falls quartzite in the Blue Ridge/Piedmont transition of South Carolina and Georgia. It occurs on convex landforms over rocky, shallow soil and on broad, low ridges and exposed, convex slopes with southerly exposures at 490 to 610 m (1600-2000 feet) elevation. This is an open forest with a stunted canopy and scattered rock outcroppings. <i>Pinus echinata</i> and <i>Quercus prinus</i> dominate the canopy, but other species may occur, including <i>Pinus rigida, Pinus virginiana, Quercus coccinea, Quercus falcata, Quercus stellata</i>, and <i>Quercus marilandica</i>. <i>Rhododendron minus</i> occurs as a tall shrub (greater than 2 m) and can be quite dense. <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i> is the dominant short shrub (less than 2 m), in areas where the <i>Rhododendron</i> is sparse or absent. Other shrubs may include <i>Vaccinium arboreum, Rhododendron maximum</i>, and <i>Kalmia latifolia</i>. <i>Smilax glauca</i> and <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i> are common vines. The herbaceous stratum is sparse, with scattered grasses and forbs, including <i>Chimaphila maculata, Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum, Dichanthelium dichotomum, Danthonia sericea</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35548.CEGL007496
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Southern Blue Ridge Escarpment Shortleaf Pine - Oak Forest (Tallulah Falls Type)
  Translated: Shortleaf Pine - Chestnut Oak / Piedmont Rhododendron / Blue Ridge Blueberry Forest
  Scientific: Pinus echinata - Quercus prinus / Rhododendron minus / Vaccinium pallidum Forest
  Code: CEGL007496
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685177 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo