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Pinus serotina / Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta Wooded Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus serotina / Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta Wooded Shrubland Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This community occurs on shallow organic soils (10-100 cm deep), in areas which burn every 3-12 years. Typically it is found around the periphery of deep peat deposits where peat feathers out onto mineral soil, in peat-filled depressions and sloughs in pine barrens, or on upland flats where drainage is poor enough to permit accumulation of an organic layer deep enough to support the cane rhizome mat. It is likely that the soil is saturated throughout most of the winter and spring, and probably dries out in the summer and fall. Organic matter depth, fire frequency, and nutrient availability are the primary factors controlling vegetation structure and composition in this community. Occurrences are known from the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain of South Carolina and North Carolina. This community is characterized by dense stands of <i>Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta</i> occasionally reaching 5 m in height, with scattered to fairly dense <i>Pinus serotina</i> (sometimes with some <i>Nyssa biflora</i> or <i>Liriodendron tulipifera</i>). Physiognomy and structure vary with fire-return interval. In areas that burn every 3-5 years, the appearance of the community will be that of nearly pure <i>Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta</i>, perhaps with scattered <i>Pinus serotina</i>. Cover of pocosin shrubs (e.g., <i>Ilex glabra, Ilex coriacea, Lyonia lucida, Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora, Cyrilla racemiflora, Zenobia pulverulenta, Magnolia virginiana, Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia)</i>) and <i>Acer rubrum var. trilobum</i> increases with lack of fire, and with fire suppression greater than 15 years, these species will overtake the cane.  Accession Code: VB.CC.35610.CEGL003851 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:   Scientific: Pinus serotina / Arundinaria gigantea ssp. tecta Wooded Shrubland   Translated: Pond Pine / Switch Cane Wooded Shrubland   Code: CEGL003851   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685963 NatureServe Explorer