Name:
Pinus palustris / Quercus falcata / Cornus florida / Aristida beyrichiana Woodland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This association is an upland longleaf pine community occurring on rolling, clay-based hills and upland flats in the East Gulf Coastal Plain, within the distribution of <i>Aristida beyrichiana</i>. Occurrences contain widely spaced pines with a few understory shrubs and a dense ground cover of grasses and herbs. The canopy of undisturbed examples is dominated by <i>Pinus palustris</i>, the subcanopy by scattered <i>Quercus falcata</i> (some possibly reaching the canopy). In forests that have been fire-managed, the midstory is sparse, providing an open, park-like appearance to this community. Shrubs and trees in this stratum include <i>Quercus incana, Quercus hemisphaerica, Cornus florida, Sassafras albidum, Prunus serotina, Castanea pumila, Ilex glabra, Morella cerifera, Serenoa repens, Rhus copallinum, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium elliottii</i>, and <i>Diospyros virginiana</i>. The herbaceous understory is dominated by <i>Aristida beyrichiana</i>. In addition, this stratum includes <i>Sorghastrum</i> spp., <i>Andropogon</i> spp., <i>Gymnopogon ambiguus, Schizachyrium scoparium</i>, and <i>Schizachyrium tenerum</i>. Forbs found here include <i>Solidago odora, Pityopsis</i> spp., <i>Balduina uniflora, Symphyotrichum adnatum, Sericocarpus tortifolius, Liatris</i> spp., <i>Pterocaulon pycnostachyum, Tephrosia chrysophylla, Rhynchosia</i> spp., <i>Galactia</i> spp., <i>Stylosanthes biflora, Centrosema virginianum</i>, and <i>Crotalaria purshii</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33714-{F95F280F-0DE7-4412-B2DE-9941D610A7E2}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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