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Pinus taeda - Quercus (alba, falcata, stellata) Successional Coastal Plain Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus taeda - Quercus (alba, falcata, stellata) Successional Coastal Plain Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This successional loblolly pine - oak forest of the Maryland and Virginia Coastal Plain occurs on coarse-textured, shallow dry soils. Abandoned loblolly pine plantations or early-successional loblolly pine forests established following cessation of agriculture often succeed to this vegetation as oaks are recruited and form variable proportions of the canopy. The canopy is dominated by <i>Pinus taeda</i> with varying amounts of <i>Quercus alba, Quercus falcata, Quercus velutina</i>, and <i>Quercus stellata</i>. <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> may be present but not generally in quantity. The shrub layer is of variable closure and is often characterized by <i>Ilex opaca var. opaca, Morella cerifera</i>, or <i>Persea palustris</i>. Vines such as <i>Smilax rotundifolia, Vitis rotundifolia</i>, and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i> can contribute considerable cover in the tree canopy. The herbaceous layer is sparse to non-existent, or is made up of exotic species such as <i>Microstegium vimineum</i>. This association is considered provisional because it has not been well-documented and plot data are limited. This association is somewhat similar to ~<i>Pinus taeda / Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum / Vaccinium stamineum</i> Ruderal Forest (CEGL006011)$$, and in fact may be preceded by it in successional sequence, but it has a higher component of hardwoods, especially oaks, in the canopy.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33543-{356CBFE8-B943-40EB-832B-4F7134AB2C26} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 36
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 07-Aug-2007 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus taeda - Liriodendron tulipifera - Liquidambar styraciflua Ruderal Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688730 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004766   Translated: Loblolly Pine - (White Oak, Southern Red Oak, Post Oak) Successional Coastal Plain Forest   Scientific: Pinus taeda - Quercus (alba, falcata, stellata) Successional Coastal Plain Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL004766 (similar) Pinus taeda - Quercus (alba, falcata, stellata) Successional Coastal Plain Forest