Name:
Pinus echinata - Pinus taeda - Quercus (alba, stellata) / Oxydendrum arboreum Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This shortleaf pine - loblolly pine forest association occurs in the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain, and apparently adjacent areas of the East Gulf Coastal Plain and Piedmont. The canopy is characterized by the presence of both <i>Pinus echinata</i> and <i>Pinus taeda</i>. A mixture of hardwood species are also present, such as <i>Quercus alba, Quercus stellata, Carya tomentosa, Carya glabra, Quercus falcata</i>, and <i>Quercus velutina</i>. In addition to overstory species, the subcanopy includes <i>Cornus florida, Oxydendrum arboreum, Nyssa sylvatica</i>, and <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i>. The patchy shrub layer includes <i>Vaccinium elliottii, Asimina parviflora, Aesculus pavia, Hamamelis virginiana</i>, and <i>Arundinaria gigantea</i>. This community has a sparse herbaceous layer including <i>Piptochaetium avenaceum, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Elephantopus tomentosus, Hexastylis arifolia, Iris verna, Rudbeckia fulgida, Solidago juncea, Euphorbia pubentissima</i>, and <i>Mitchella repens</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36554-{9E901B79-0131-4E48-85D9-2B8B9DD738F9}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
2
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