Name:
Pinus palustris / Quercus falcata / Cornus florida / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association is an upland longleaf pine community occurring on rolling hills and upland flats in the East Gulf Coastal Plain, generally west of the distribution of <i>Aristida beyrichiana</i>. It is limited to somewhat poorly drained to well-drained loamy soils with clay layers in the B horizon, such as Benndale, Cahaba, Smithdale, Petal, and Susquehanna. High clay content creates conditions where upland and wetland species co-occur. The canopy is dominated by <i>Pinus palustris</i>. The subcanopy (some of the deciduous trees reaching the canopy) consists of <i>Quercus falcata, Quercus nigra, Cornus florida, Nyssa sylvatica, Quercus stellata, Quercus margarettiae, Magnolia virginiana, Persea</i> sp., <i>Castanea pumila</i>, and less commonly <i>Quercus marilandica</i>. Shrubs include <i>Vaccinium myrsinites, Ilex glabra, Ilex coriacea, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium elliottii, Vaccinium darrowii, Vaccinium stamineum, Viburnum dentatum, Hibiscus aculeatus</i>, and <i>Symplocos tinctoria</i>. Herbs include <i>Andropogon virginicus, Aristida lanosa, Aristida purpurascens var. purpurascens, Schizachyrium scoparium, Schizachyrium tenerum, Sporobolus clandestinus, Eragrostis spectabilis, Ctenium aromaticum, Sorghastrum elliottii (= Sorghastrum apalachicolense), Anthaenantia rufa, Chasmanthium laxum</i> (<i>sensu stricto</i>), <i>Gymnopogon brevifolius, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Tridens ambiguus, Xyris caroliniana, Aletris</i> sp., <i>Sericocarpus tortifolius (= Aster tortifolius), Symphyotrichum adnatum (= Aster adnatus), Symphyotrichum concolor (= Aster concolor), Bigelowia nudata, Helianthus radula, Brickellia eupatorioides, Lobelia flaccidifolia, Chaptalia tomentosa, Rhexia alifanus, Stylisma humistrata</i>, and <i>Centrosema virginianum</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35720.CEGL003575
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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