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Pinus taeda - (Pinus echinata) / Quercus michauxii / Thaspium barbinode Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus taeda - (Pinus echinata) / Quercus michauxii / Thaspium barbinode Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This dry-mesic <i>Pinus taeda</i> forest is found in eastern Texas in the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain. It occurs on an unusually steep, north-facing slope close to the Neches River, in Houston County, Texas. The community has calciphilic tendencies due to the underlying presence of the calcareous Weches Formation. <i>Pinus taeda</i> is the dominant overstory tree, but <i>Pinus echinata</i> is also quite common. The subcanopy abundance of <i>Quercus michauxii</i> is an extremely unusual feature of this community. Calciphilic indicators, including <i>Acer barbatum, Ostrya virginiana, Fraxinus americana</i>, and <i>Cercis canadensis</i>, are present, along with several caric sedges (<i>Carex oxylepis, Carex caroliniana, Carex amphibola, Carex cephalophora</i>, and <i>Carex albicans var. australis (= Carex physorhyncha)</i>). <i>Thaspium barbinode</i> may also be indicative of calciphilic conditions. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35583.CEGL008582
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: Neches Bluff Pine / Swamp Chestnut Oak Forest
  Translated: Loblolly Pine - (Shortleaf Pine) / Swamp Chestnut Oak / Hairy-joint Meadow-parsnip Forest
  Scientific: Pinus taeda - (Pinus echinata) / Quercus michauxii / Thaspium barbinode Forest
  Code: CEGL008582
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686000 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo