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Pinus palustris / Quercus (falcata, stellata) - Liquidambar styraciflua - Carya texana / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus palustris / Quercus (falcata, stellata) - Liquidambar styraciflua - Carya texana / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This dry-mesic woodland is dominated by a tall <i>Pinus palustris</i> canopy of 25-60% cover, and a hardwood subcanopy (<i>Liquidambar styraciflua, Quercus falcata, Quercus stellata, Carya alba</i>). <i>Pinus echinata</i> and <i>Pinus taeda</i> become more prevalent with increased fire intervals, but still constitute less than 25% of the <i>Pinus</i> cover. The frequency of hardwoods in the subcanopy and several of the shrub species (<i>Cornus florida, Callicarpa americana, Rhus copallinum</i>) is increased by fire suppression. The herbaceous layer becomes much less diverse with increased fire interval. This community primarily occurs on upland ridges in highly dissected topography but may also occur on gently rolling topography over well-drained sandy loams. This community occurs west of the Mississippi River in west-central Louisiana and eastern Texas, particularly on the Willis and Catahoula formations. This is a fire-suppressed community that has not burned for at least 10-20 years. The lack of fire tends to decrease the abundance of West Gulf Coastal Plain endemic herbs. Floristically, this community may not be too dissimilar from fire-suppressed dry-mesic <i>Pinus palustris</i> communities of other Coastal Plain regions.  Accession Code: VB.CC.35744.CEGL003576 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: West Gulf Coastal Plain Fire-Suppressed Longleaf Forest   Scientific: Pinus palustris / Quercus (falcata, stellata) - Liquidambar styraciflua - Carya texana / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland   Code: CEGL003576   Translated: Longleaf Pine / (Southern Red Oak, Post Oak) - Sweetgum - Black Hickory / Little Bluestem Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685509 NatureServe Explorer