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Pinus palustris / Morella cerifera - Morella caroliniensis - Ilex coriacea Ruderal Wet Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus palustris / Morella cerifera - Morella caroliniensis - Ilex coriacea Ruderal Wet Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association includes fire-suppressed longleaf pine flatwoods of the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana and presumably Texas. The canopy is strongly dominated by <i>Pinus palustris</i>, which generally accounts for over 75% of the total cover. Other canopy species may include <i>Liquidambar styraciflua, Nyssa sylvatica, Acer rubrum, Pinus taeda</i>, and possibly exotic <i>Pinus elliottii var. elliottii</i> from nearby plantations. Shrubs and shrubby vines are frequently dense, and include <i>Morella cerifera, Morella caroliniensis, Persea palustris, Smilax bona-nox, Smilax laurifolia, Smilax pumila, Smilax rotundifolia</i>, and <i>Rubus</i> spp. Where the shrubs and canopy are very dense, the ground cover is suppressed and has a cover of approximately 5%; in thinned plantations, the more open canopies allow a low-diversity ground cover of 30% or less. The lower strata in this situation are dominated by the short shrubs <i>Hypericum fasciculatum</i> and <i>Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides</i>, as well as <i>Hypericum mutilum</i>, with some <i>Viola</i> spp. and occasional <i>Carex</i> spp. and <i>Scleria</i> spp. Residual stands of this community are known from intermediate and high Pleistocene terraces. Soils are poorly drained to very poorly drained, acidic, fine sandy loams or silt loams. This is a fire-suppressed community, which no longer experiences the historic 1- to 3-year fire interval. The total canopy cover is variable; it can range from 90% or more in dense unthinned planted stands to 25% in recently thinned stands. Residual natural stands usually have canopy closures of between 60 and 80%. This community occurs in central to central western Louisiana, and is topographically isolated from the larger belt of <i>Pinus palustris</i> flatwoods that occurs in southwestern Louisiana and central eastern Texas. This community is known from the Vernon, southern Catahoula, southern Evangeline, and southern Kisatchie Ranger Districts of the Kisatchie National Forest.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35456-{0E9660D5-1180-4F51-A106-C48EF1648CE5} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 05-May-1995 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus taeda - Liquidambar styraciflua Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688240 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL007162   Translated: Longleaf Pine / Wax-myrtle - Southern Bayberry - Large Gallberry Ruderal Wet Woodland   Common: West Gulf Coastal Plain Ruderal Longleaf Pine Flatwoods, Fire-Suppressed Phase   Scientific: Pinus palustris / Morella cerifera - Morella caroliniensis - Ilex coriacea Ruderal Wet Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL007162 (similar) Pinus palustris / Morella cerifera - Morella caroliniensis - Ilex coriacea Woodland