Name:
Pinus serotina Swamp Woodland Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
These are saturated woodlands dominated by <i>Pinus serotina</i>, often termed pocosins or pond pine woodlands. The canopy coverage of individual stands tends to vary in space and time from sparse woodland (less than 25% canopy cover), through woodland (25-60% canopy cover), to forest (more than 60% canopy cover). The average stand structure of most of these communities (with a fire regime of infrequent, high-intensity fire) is sparse woodland. Shrub densities can also be highly variable, with cover from 100% to less than 50%. Some common and typical shrubs (which vary from association to association) include <i>Clethra alnifolia, Cyrilla racemiflora, Gaylussacia frondosa, Ilex coriacea, Ilex glabra, Kalmia carolina, Kalmia cuneata, Eubotrys racemosa, Lyonia ligustrina var. foliosiflora, Lyonia lucida, Morella caroliniensis, Morella cerifera, Persea palustris, Aronia arbutifolia, Smilax laurifolia, Toxicodendron vernix, Vaccinium formosum</i>, and <i>Viburnum nudum var. nudum</i>. The three bay species <i>Gordonia lasianthus, Persea palustris</i>, and <i>Magnolia virginiana</i> are present in most examples, and <i>Gordonia lasianthus</i> is a codominant canopy species in some associations. This alliance can cover very large areas in Outer Coastal Plain peat domes and large peat-filled Carolina bays of southeastern Virginia, eastern North Carolina, and northeastern South Carolina, where it can form the landscape matrix in unbroken blocks of up to 100 square miles. In other landscapes, such as the Fall-line Sandhills of North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, it occurs as relatively narrow bands along streams. Soils are generally peats or organic-rich coarse sands.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38076-{045228D4-BD35-4DFC-B560-2BEB14F3A057}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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