Name:
Pinus echinata - Quercus alba - Quercus stellata / Vaccinium pallidum Woodland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This shortleaf pine - oak woodland is known from the lower (outer) Piedmont of South Carolina and possibly Georgia. This association is a woodland where <i>Pinus echinata, Quercus alba, Quercus stellata</i>, and <i>Quercus marilandica</i> occur in the canopy, typically sharing codominance in variable amounts. <i>Pinus taeda</i> will be present in variable amounts in the current landscape, but prior to the mid-twentieth century, it was presumably restricted to lower slopes and drains, and is not a typical component of this association. Other species make up less of the total canopy cover and may include <i>Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana, Quercus coccinea, Quercus falcata, Quercus velutina</i>, and <i>Quercus montana</i> (which is uncommon to rare). Shrub strata vary in composition and density, but <i>Vaccinium pallidum</i> and <i>Vaccinium arboreum</i> are typical. Other ericaceous species such as <i>Gaylussacia baccata</i> and <i>Vaccinium stamineum</i> may be present. The most frequent grass is <i>Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium</i>; <i>Piptochaetium avenaceum</i> may also be present, as well as the fern <i>Pteridium aquilinum</i>. Other herbs found in these woodlands may include <i>Baptisia tinctoria, Chamaecrista fasciculata, Chamaecrista nictitans, Ceanothus americanus, Chrysopsis mariana, Clitoria mariana, Coreopsis major, Desmodium rotundifolium, Saccharum alopecuroides, Euphorbia corollata, Helianthus atrorubens, Helianthus microcephalus, Pityopsis aspera var. adenolepis, Polygala verticillata, Rudbeckia hirta, Mimosa microphylla, Silphium compositum, Sorghastrum nutans, Stylosanthes biflora</i>, and <i>Tephrosia virginiana</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35410-{741A35C0-C43F-4F63-A66A-9AF3FB89FD7A}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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