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Pinus echinata / Quercus incana / Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii Woodland | Martin, D. L., and L. M. Smith. ...
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Name: Pinus echinata / Quercus incana / Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii Woodland
Reference: Martin, D. L., and L. M. Smith. ...
Description: This xeric stream terrace forest/woodland of the West Gulf Coastal Plain occurs on very well-drained Pleistocene terraces and low, broad ridges on deep, acidic sandy soils. The open canopy consists of <i>Pinus echinata</i> (sometimes with some <i>Pinus taeda</i> as well). An open to dense subcanopy consists of <i>Quercus margarettiae, Quercus incana</i>, and <i>Quercus hemisphaerica</i>. The patchy to open shrub stratum may include <i>Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Vaccinium arboreum (= var. glaucescens), Frangula caroliniana, Asimina parviflora, Chionanthus virginicus, Stillingia sylvatica, Vitis aestivalis var. lincecumii (= Vitis lincecumii)</i>. Due to xeric conditions, graminoids and forbs are very sparse in this community, and patches of exposed sand are common. Typical herbs include <i>Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii, Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa, Cnidoscolus texanus, Aristida desmantha, Tephrosia virginiana, Cyperus grayoides</i>, and <i>Carex tenax</i>. Lichens (<i>Cladonia</i> spp.) and spike-moss (<i>Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii</i>) form large patches. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36470.CEGL003559
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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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 Xeric Stream Terrace Shortleaf Pine Woodland
  Translated: Shortleaf Pine / Bluejack Oak / Riddell's Spikemoss Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus echinata / Quercus incana / Selaginella arenicola ssp. riddellii Woodland
  Code: CEGL003559
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684269 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo