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Pinus virginiana Ruderal Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus virginiana Ruderal Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This ruderal Virginia pine forest of the southeastern states occurs in areas where canopy removal has created dry, open conditions and bare mineral soil, allowing for the establishment of <i>Pinus virginiana</i>. These habitats include old fields, old pastures, clearcuts, and eroded areas; soils are typically dry, acidic, and infertile. It is common on abandoned farmland. This forest typically has a very dense canopy of <i>Pinus virginiana</i> and little understory vegetation. The dense canopy may also include admixtures of other <i>Pinus</i> species (e.g., <i>Pinus taeda, Pinus echinata, Pinus rigida, Pinus strobus</i>) or other early-successional deciduous trees (e.g., <i>Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Prunus serotina, Liriodendron tulipifera, Fraxinus americana, Nyssa sylvatica</i>). Associated woody and herbaceous species vary with geography but are typically ruderal or exotic species. Shrub and herb layers are frequently very sparse. Stands are short-lived, generally less than 75 years. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:31499-{D6C9ABA1-16A0-4C00-9DE6-71974DB403A0}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 16
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Apr-2010 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688932 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002591
  Translated: Virginia Pine Ruderal Forest
  Common: Ruderal Virginia Pine Forest
  Scientific: Pinus virginiana Ruderal Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL002591
(similar) Pinus virginiana Successional Ruderal Forest