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Pinus elliottii Ruderal Maritime Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus elliottii Ruderal Maritime Woodland
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This early-successional slash pine vegetation is found on barrier islands along the Georgia coast and possibly similar areas in adjacent states. <i>Pinus elliottii var. elliottii</i> is the dominant canopy species, though <i>Sabal palmetto</i> may be found scattered throughout. <i>Sabal palmetto</i> and <i>Morella cerifera</i> are the most common shrubs. Herb layer species may include <i>Eupatorium capillifolium, Muhlenbergia filipes, Scleria triglomerata, Hydrocotyle bonariensis, Pityopsis graminifolia, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Andropogon virginicus, Houstonia procumbens</i>, and <i>Oplismenus hirtellus</i>. In Georgia, this association has been primarily found on the dune fields directly behind the active foredunes of barrier islands. Many of the sites where it has been found have a history of anthropogenic disturbance. On both Blackbeard and Wassaw islands, this community is extensive where catastrophic prescribed fires have taken place within the last 20 years. In addition, it occurs on St. Catherines Island where cattle once grazed. However, in some places this community may exist as a natural stage of succession and will eventually become a live oak-dominated maritime forest. Thus, the successional nature of this community is currently uncertain. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33635-{8A626F85-F6FB-412F-818E-2C59AC547426}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 13-Dec-2010 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.856884 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004864
  Translated: Slash Pine Ruderal Maritime Woodland
  Common: Ruderal Maritime Slash Pine Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus elliottii Ruderal Maritime Woodland
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Pinus elliottii Successional Maritime Woodland