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Pinus palustris / Vaccinium elliottii - Clethra alnifolia / Aristida stricta - Panicum virgatum Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus palustris / Vaccinium elliottii - Clethra alnifolia / Aristida stricta - Panicum virgatum Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This is a mesic longleaf pine-dominated association, with few oaks. It occurs on relict terraces along deeply entrenched rivers in the Fall-line Sandhills of North Carolina. The canopy is open and consists of <i>Pinus palustris</i>, sometimes with an admixture of <i>Pinus taeda</i>. In fire-suppressed examples, <i>Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum, Quercus nigra</i>, and scrub oaks may form a subcanopy. The shrub layer is diverse and includes <i>Vaccinium elliottii, Vaccinium arboreum, Clethra alnifolia, Gaylussacia dumosa (= var. dumosa), Gaylussacia frondosa (= var. frondosa), Ilex glabra, Amorpha georgiana var. georgiana</i>, and <i>Lyonia mariana</i> as important species. The herb layer is dominated by <i>Aristida stricta</i> and is extremely diverse (often 140 species per 0.1 ha), with unusual mixtures of wetland and upland plants. Typical herbaceous species include <i>Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum, Eupatorium semiserratum, Eupatorium</i> spp., <i>Andropogon</i> spp., <i>Panicum virgatum, Parthenium integrifolium var. mabryanum, Coreopsis verticillata</i>, and <i>Muhlenbergia expansa</i>. Typical soils are Tarboro (Typic Udipsamment), Kalmia (Typic Hapludult), Pactolus (Aquic Quartzipsamment), and Kenansville (Arenic Hapludult). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35594.CEGL003573
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Translated: Longleaf Pine / Elliott's Blueberry - Coastal Sweet-pepperbush / Pineland Three-awn - Switchgrass Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus palustris / Vaccinium elliottii - Clethra alnifolia / Aristida stricta - Panicum virgatum Woodland
  Code: CEGL003573
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686815 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo