Name:
Pinus palustris / Quercus laevis / Schizachyrium scoparium - Rhynchosia cytisoides Woodland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This <i>Pinus palustris</i> community of the East Gulf Coastal Plain is distinguished from other types in the region by an herbaceous layer in which <i>Andropogon virginicus</i> and/or <i>Schizachyrium scoparium</i> replace <i>Aristida beyrichiana</i>, possibly due to the extremely deep sandy soils it occurs on. <i>Pinus palustris</i> dominates the canopy. Scrub oaks, mainly <i>Quercus laevis</i> but also <i>Quercus incana, Quercus geminata</i>, and <i>Quercus margarettae</i>, are present in highly variable density, from shrubs to small trees (depending on interval, season, and pattern of fire), from very sparse to fairly dense. The herbaceous stratum may contain <i>Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus junceus, Sorghastrum secundum, Aristida condensata, Aristida mohrii, Aristida purpurascens, Aristida tuberculosa, Andropogon ternarius, Rhynchospora megalocarpa, Dalea pinnata var. pinnata, Rhynchosia cytisoides, Tephrosia mohrii, Euphorbia floridana, Asclepias humistrata</i>, etc. This association is widespread on Lakeland soils.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32460-{9A7C4822-D408-443C-B153-0377CEBF320B}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
0
|
