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(Pinus palustris) / Bigelowia nuttallii - Talinum teretifolium - Allium cuthbertii - Penstemon dissectus Altamaha Grit Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: (Pinus palustris) / Bigelowia nuttallii - Talinum teretifolium - Allium cuthbertii - Penstemon dissectus Altamaha Grit Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occurs on outcrops of indurated sandstone in the Tifton Upland of the Georgia Coastal Plain. Scattered trees and shrubs can be rooted in deeper soils or crevices, including <i>Pinus palustris, Quercus marilandica</i>, and <i>Vaccinium arboreum</i>. Typical herbaceous species are <i>Bigelowia nuttallii, Talinum teretifolium, Allium cuthbertii, Penstemon dissectus, Schizachyrium tenerum, Aristida beyrichiana, Manfreda virginica, Liatris squarrosa, Coreopsis major, Croton michauxii (= Crotonopsis linearis)</i>, and <i>Tephrosia virginiana</i>. A typical dwarf-shrub is <i>Hypericum lloydii</i>. Rare or highly restricted species typical of this community are <i>Cuscuta harperi, Evolvulus sericeus</i>, and <i>Penstemon dissectus</i>. Occurrences of this herbaceous community can be as large as 5 acres. This community typically occurs in a matrix of longleaf pine woodlands. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36389.CEGL004783
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: Altamaha Grit Glade
  Translated: (Longleaf Pine) / Nuttall's Rayless-goldenrod - Quill Fameflower - Striped Garlic - Dissected Beardtongue Altamaha Grit Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: (Pinus palustris) / Bigelowia nuttallii - Talinum teretifolium - Allium cuthbertii - Penstemon dissectus Altamaha Grit Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004783
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684024 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo