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Pinus serotina / Ilex glabra / Woodwardia virginica Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus serotina / Ilex glabra / Woodwardia virginica Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This pond pine woodland occurs on the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina and Virginia. <i>Pinus serotina</i> is dominant or codominant with <i>Acer rubrum</i> in the canopy stratum. <i>Acer rubrum</i> and <i>Magnolia virginiana</i> are typically the most important subcanopy trees. Shrub densities are variable, from more than 80% cover to less than 50%. While not always dominant, <i>Ilex glabra</i> is a common and characteristic shrub in this type. Other common shrubs include <i>Lyonia lucida, Clethra alnifolia, Smilax laurifolia, Leucothoe racemosa, Gaylussacia frondosa (= var. frondosa), Vaccinium formosum, Persea palustris, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera var. cerifera)</i>, and <i>Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora</i>. Herbaceous diversity is very low, but <i>Woodwardia virginica</i> and <i>Osmunda cinnamomea</i> can be locally common. Other herbaceous plants include <i>Woodwardia areolata, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis</i>, and <i>Listera australis</i>. Mosses, including <i>Sphagnum</i> spp., are often abundant in the saturated hummock-and-hollow microtopography. This community is variable in physiognomy, depending on fire frequency. Originally, most occurrences would have manifested themselves at most times as woodlands, with an open canopy structure. Many occurrences currently have denser canopy, up to and including a closed canopy structure. This type is closely related to the ~<i>Pinus serotina / Cyrilla racemiflora - Lyonia lucida - Ilex glabra</i> Woodland (CEGL003670)$$, which occurs farther south and has additional species, particularly <i>Cyrilla racemiflora</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35563.CEGL004652
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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Names:   Translated: Pond Pine / Inkberry / Virginia Chainfern Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus serotina / Ilex glabra / Woodwardia virginica Woodland
  Code: CEGL004652
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683768 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo