Name:
Pinus palustris - (Pinus elliottii) / Sporobolus pinetorum - Oclemena reticulata - (Sporobolus curtissii) Woodland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This pine flatwoods community occurs in eastern Georgia. The open (to fairly closed) canopy is characterized by <i>Pinus palustris</i>, although <i>Pinus elliottii var. elliottii</i> can be present as well. Depending on fire regime, the ground layer can be shrub-dominated or herb-dominated, but composition does not change greatly. Typical shrubs include <i>Ilex glabra, Gaylussacia tomentosa, Morella cerifera, Serenoa repens, Aronia arbutifolia, Gaylussacia dumosa, Kalmia hirsuta</i>, and <i>Vaccinium myrtilloides</i>. The grass layer is typically dominated by mixtures of <i>Sporobolus pinetorum</i>, sometimes with admixtures of <i>Sporobolus curtissii, Ctenium aromaticum</i>, or <i>Aristida beyrichiana</i>. Other characteristic species include <i>Andropogon glaucopsis, Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior, Aristida spiciformis, Oclemena reticulata, Balduina uniflora, Bigelowia nudata ssp. nudata, Carphephorus paniculatus, Carphephorus tomentosus, Centella erecta, Cleistes</i> sp., <i>Coreopsis linifolia, Eupatorium leucolepis, Euthamia caroliniana, Hypericum gymnanthum, Lycopodiella alopecuroides, Pogonia ophioglossoides, Polygala lutea, Rhexia alifanus, Rhexia lutea, Rhynchospora baldwinii, Rhynchospora ciliaris, Sarracenia flava, Sarracenia minor, Syngonanthus flavidulus, Xyris baldwiniana</i>, and <i>Xyris caroliniana</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33736-{FFDDB413-37AB-481D-89A6-890A3957A99F}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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