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Pinus palustris - Pinus clausa / Quercus laevis / Sporobolus junceus Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus palustris - Pinus clausa / Quercus laevis / Sporobolus junceus Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This vegetation type is found in degraded sandhills of Panhandle Florida. Stands contain a mixture of <i>Pinus palustris</i> and <i>Pinus clausa</i> in the canopy. A well-developed midstory of several hardwood species is usually present, often dominated by <i>Quercus laevis</i>, in addition to a well-developed shrub layer. Herbaceous species are generally sparse, and overall species richness is low when compared to other <i>Pinus palustris</i> communities. This community is apparently the result of past fire suppression and/or soil disturbance, allowing the invasion of the less fire-tolerant <i>Pinus clausa</i> into <i>Pinus palustris</i> sandhills. This is the Choctawatchee sand pine, <i>Pinus clausa (= var. immuginata)</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35778.CEGL003604
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: Florida Panhandle Fire-Suppressed Sandhill
  Translated: Longleaf Pine - Sand Pine / Turkey Oak / Sandhill Dropseed Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus palustris - Pinus clausa / Quercus laevis / Sporobolus junceus Woodland
  Code: CEGL003604
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.690000 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo