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Pinus palustris - (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii) / Ilex coriacea - Cyrilla racemiflora Woodland | Carr, S. C., K. M. Robertson, an...
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Name: Pinus palustris - (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii) / Ilex coriacea - Cyrilla racemiflora Woodland
Reference: Carr, S. C., K. M. Robertson, an...
Description: This association is a saturated longleaf pine woodland from southern portions of the East Gulf Coastal Plain, originally defined based on data from southern areas of De Soto National Forest, including Camp Shelby. The canopy is primarily <i>Pinus palustris</i>, with less <i>Pinus elliottii var. elliottii</i>. The canopy and/or subcanopy also contains <i>Acer rubrum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa biflora, Magnolia virginiana</i>, and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i>. The ground layer is shrub-dominated, with <i>Ilex coriacea, Nyssa biflora, Cliftonia monophylla</i>, and <i>Cyrilla racemiflora</i> generally the most abundant shrubs; other tall shrubs include <i>Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Ilex vomitoria, Ilex glabra, Persea borbonia, Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia), Osmanthus americanus var. americanus</i> (rarely), and <i>Arundinaria gigantea</i>. Low shrubs include <i>Gaylussacia mosieri, Lyonia lucida, Rhododendron viscosum (= Rhododendron serrulatum)</i>, and <i>Hypericum brachyphyllum</i>. Herbs include <i>Andropogon</i> spp., <i>Aristida purpurascens var. virgata, Aristida purpurascens var. tenuispica, Carphephorus odoratissimus, Solidago rugosa</i>, and <i>Osmunda cinnamomea</i>; <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. may also be present. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37551.CEGL003656
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: East Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Flatwoods
  Translated: Longleaf Pine - (Slash Pine) / Large Gallberry - Swamp Titi Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus palustris - (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii) / Ilex coriacea - Cyrilla racemiflora Woodland
  Code: CEGL003656
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689827 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo