Name:
Pinus palustris - (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii) / Ilex vomitoria / Muhlenbergia expansa - Agalinis filicaulis Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association is a saturated longleaf pine woodland found on sandy soil over an underlying clay layer in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. The very open canopy (10-30%) is a mixture of <i>Pinus palustris</i> and <i>Pinus elliottii var. elliottii</i>. Shrubs are sparse, and include <i>Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Ilex vomitoria</i>, and <i>Ilex glabra</i>. Scattered <i>Quercus marilandica</i> are also present. The dense ground layer is herb-dominated, with <i>Muhlenbergia expansa, Scleria georgiana, Dichanthelium longiligulatum</i>, and <i>Ctenium aromaticum</i> forming most of the biomass. The herbaceous flora is a mixture of upland and wetland plant species. These include <i>Lophiola aurea (= Lophiola americana), Rhexia alifanus, Lobelia brevifolia, Anthaenantia rufa, Helianthus heterophyllus, Agalinis filicaulis, Bigelowia nudata, Schizachyrium scoparium, Schizachyrium tenerum, Balduina uniflora, Carphephorus pseudoliatris, Chaptalia tomentosa, Rhynchospora latifolia, Rhynchospora chapmanii, Aristida</i> sp., <i>Drosera capillaris, Aletris lutea, Lycopodiella alopecuroides</i>, and <i>Lycopodiella caroliniana</i>. The soils have an upper horizon consisting of about 1.5 dm of fine loamy sand, underlain by a dense, poorly permeable clay layer. This is currently treated as inclusions in the Saucier Soil Series, but it may be described as a new series.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35577.CEGL004792
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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