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Pinus taeda - Quercus falcata - Quercus alba / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum - Piptochaetium avenaceum Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus taeda - Quercus falcata - Quercus alba / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum - Piptochaetium avenaceum Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This type is a nutrient-rich calcareous to subcalcareous, mesic to subxeric Coastal Plain forest or woodland documented from the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain of South Carolina, extending to North Carolina and possibly Virginia. Stands contain <i>Quercus falcata</i> and <i>Quercus alba</i> with <i>Pinus taeda</i> and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> in the canopy. Other canopy components may include <i>Carya glabra, Quercus nigra, Fraxinus americana, Quercus michauxii, Quercus velutina</i>, and, on fire-suppressed sites, <i>Fagus grandifolia</i>. The subcanopy is dominated by <i>Cornus florida</i>. The shrub layer is dominated by <i>Aesculus pavia, Symplocos tinctoria, Callicarpa americana</i>, and <i>Hamamelis virginiana</i>. Dominant grasses include <i>Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Piptochaetium avenaceum</i>, and <i>Sorghastrum elliottii</i>. In addition, <i>Carex tenax</i> is another ground-layer dominant. <i>Hexastylis arifolia</i> is the most characteristic forb.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32937-{13582D39-B731-4953-AB29-B5A1F92B55CA} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 19-Apr-2004 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus alba - Quercus nigra Coastal Plain Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.732630 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004091   Translated: Loblolly Pine - Southern Red Oak - White Oak / Longleaf Woodoats - Blackseed Speargrass Forest   Common: Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Calcareous Pine-Oak Forest   Scientific: Pinus taeda - Quercus falcata - Quercus alba / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum - Piptochaetium avenaceum Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Pinus taeda - Quercus falcata - Quercus alba / Chasmanthium sessiliflorum - Piptochaetium avenaceum Forest