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Pinus palustris / Quercus incana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Croton argyranthemus Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus palustris / Quercus incana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Croton argyranthemus Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This subxeric woodland of the West Gulf Coastal Plain is dominated by an open to fairly closed <i>Pinus palustris</i> canopy. <i>Pinus palustris</i> is usually the only overstory tree present in high-quality, well-burned examples. <i>Quercus incana</i> is the other most diagnostic and important woody species. Unlike more xeric sites, the herbaceous layer is fairly continuous and dominated by <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> with patches of lichen cover (<i>Cladonia</i> spp. and <i>Cladina</i> spp.) with patches of exposed sand encountered only infrequently. This community is further characterized by the presence of many species typical of very dry/subxeric sites of the region, such as <i>Croton argyranthemus, Tragia urticifolia, Tragia smallii</i>, and <i>Pityopsis graminifolia</i>. Indicator species of the most extreme xeric sites in the region (<i>Stylisma pickeringii, Cnidoscolus texanus, Eriogonum longifolium</i>, etc.) may be present but in relatively low levels. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36017.CEGL008572
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 Subxeric Longleaf Pine Sandhill
  Translated: Longleaf Pine / Bluejack Oak / Little Bluestem - Healing Croton Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus palustris / Quercus incana / Schizachyrium scoparium - Croton argyranthemus Woodland
  Code: CEGL008572
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683637 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo