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CEGL003595 Pinus palustris / Quercus marilandica / Gaylussacia dumosa / Aristida stricta Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Blackjack Oak / Dwarf Huckleberry / Pineland Three-awn Woodland
Colloquial Name: Atlantic Longleaf Pine - Blackjack Oak Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This longleaf pine/scrub oak association is distributed primarily in the Fall-line Sandhills of south-central North Carolina and north-central South Carolina, and also occurs in more scattered areas in the Middle and Outer Coastal Plain of southeastern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina. Pinus palustris dominates the open canopy. Quercus marilandica is the dominant scrub oak, with smaller amounts of Quercus laevis, Quercus incana, and Quercus margarettae (all of varying stature and density depending on fire history). Gaylussacia dumosa and Vaccinium tenellum are often common. Aristida stricta dominates the herb layer. Other typical species include Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon ternarius, Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans, Tephrosia virginiana, Silphium compositum, Pityopsis graminifolia, Scleria triglomerata, Rhynchosia reniformis, Symphyotrichum walteri, Ionactis linariifolius, Tragia urens, Toxicodendron pubescens, Sassafras albidum, and Diospyros virginiana. Typical soils are Vaucluse (Typic Hapludult), Gilead (Aquic Hapludult), Dothan (Plinthic Paleudult), and Fuquay (Plinthic Paleudult). This association often occurs in landscape complexes with other associations in this alliance.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Pinus palustris dominates the open canopy. Quercus marilandica is the dominant scrub oak, with smaller amounts of Quercus laevis, Quercus incana, and Quercus margarettae (all of varying stature and density depending on fire history). Gaylussacia dumosa (= var. dumosa) and Vaccinium tenellum are often common. Aristida stricta dominates the herb layer. Other typical species include Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon ternarius, Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans, Tephrosia virginiana, Silphium compositum, Pityopsis graminifolia, Scleria triglomerata, Rhynchosia reniformis, Symphyotrichum walteri (= Aster walteri), Ionactis linariifolius, Tragia urens, Toxicodendron pubescens, Sassafras albidum, and Diospyros virginiana.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Typical soils are Vaucluse (Typic Hapludult), Gilead (Aquic Hapludult), Dothan (Plinthic Paleudult), and Fuquay (Plinthic Paleudult). This association often occurs in landscape complexes with other associations in this alliance.
Geographic Range: This longleaf pine/scrub oak association is distributed primarily in the Fall-line Sandhills of south-central North Carolina and north-central South Carolina, and also occurs in more scattered areas in the Middle and Outer Coastal Plain of southeastern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683169
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Na Southeastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D006 | 1.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Na.1 Longleaf Pine / Pineland Three-awn Woodland Macrogroup | M007 | 1.B.1.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.1.d Longleaf Pine / Sand Post Oak / Three-awn species Woodland Group | G009 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Alliance | A3126 Longleaf Pine / Blackjack Oak / Three-awn species Southeastern Coastal Plain Clayhill Woodland Alliance | A3126 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Association | CEGL003595 Longleaf Pine / Blackjack Oak / Dwarf Huckleberry / Pineland Three-awn Woodland | CEGL003595 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pine/Scrub Oak Sandhill, Blackjack Variant (Schafale 1994)
- Schafale, M. P. 1994. Inventory of longleaf pine natural communities. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 230 pp.
- Schafale, M. P. 2012. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina, 4th Approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Schafale, M. P., and A. S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina. Third approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 325 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.