Name:
Pinus palustris / Quercus incana - Quercus stellata / Aristida beyrichiana - Sporobolus junceus - Nolina georgiana Woodland
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Description:
This association occurs in eastern Georgia on sandy loam soils. <i>Pinus palustris</i> forms an open to closed canopy. A scrub oak stratum of <i>Quercus incana, Quercus stellata, Quercus margarettiae</i>, and (less typically) <i>Quercus laevis</i> can manifest itself as a subcanopy or as a shrub layer, depending on fire regime, and occasional individuals may reach the canopy. The shrub layer can be sparse to dense, and contains <i>Castanea pumila, Ceanothus microphyllus, Diospyros virginiana, Gaylussacia dumosa (= var. dumosa), Lyonia mariana, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera var. pumila), Serenoa repens, Vaccinium myrsinites</i>, and scrub oak sprouts. Dominants of the herbaceous stratum include <i>Sporobolus curtissii, Aristida beyrichiana</i>, and <i>Sporobolus junceus</i>. Other characteristic herbs include abundant and diverse legumes, <i>Sericocarpus tortifolius (= Aster tortifolius), Symphyotrichum walteri (= Aster walteri), Baptisia perfoliata, Cnidoscolus stimulosus, Crotalaria rotundifolia, Desmodium</i> spp., <i>Dyschoriste oblongifolia, Eriogonum tomentosum, Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum, Eupatorium album, Euphorbia exserta, Galactia</i> spp., <i>Ionactis linariifolius, Lespedeza</i> spp., <i>Pityopsis</i> spp., <i>Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum, Pterocaulon pycnostachyum, Rhynchosia difformis, Rhynchosia reniformis, Salvia azurea, Solidago odora var. odora</i>, and <i>Vernonia pulchella</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.37586.CEGL004487
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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