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CEGL004485 Pinus palustris / Asimina angustifolia / Aristida beyrichiana - Schizachyrium scoparium - Dyschoriste oblongifolia Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Slimleaf Pawpaw / Beyrich''s Three-awn - Little Bluestem - Oblongleaf Snakeherb Woodland
Colloquial Name: East Gulf Coast Dougherty Plain Dry-Mesic Longleaf Pine Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This dry-mesic Pinus palustris woodland is found in the Dougherty Plain and the Tifton Upland of southwestern Georgia. It also has been documented from the Marianna Lowlands of the Florida Panhandle and should be expected to occur in the Dougherty Plain of southeastern Alabama. Stands are dominated by Pinus palustris, with Asimina angustifolia, Aristida beyrichiana, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Dyschoriste oblongifolia occurring as constant and diagnostic species. Other distinctive and characteristic species include Croton argyranthemus, Ceanothus microphyllus, Tephrosia florida, Pediomelum canescens, Sorghastrum secundum, and Schizachyrium tenerum. A large number of other species can be found in examples of this association which has a very high diversity of grass, legume and composite components. Many plots will include over one hundred species of vascular plants. It typically occupies undulating terrain with relatively high topographic variability and is associated with Ocala limestone in a karst setting at examples documented from the Jones Ecological Research Center (Ichauway). It also occurs on the Miccosukee Formation (Pliocene unconsolidated clays and mud) in the Tifton Upland. Examples from the Marianna Lowlands occur on residuum deposited over Oligocene sediments on portions of the Chattahoochee "Anticline."
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples are known from the Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway, southwestern Georgia (Baker County, GA); the Wade Tract and Pebble Hill Plantation near Thomasville, GA (Thomas and Grady counties, GA); and the Appalachee Wildlife Management Area (Jackson County, FL).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are dominated by Pinus palustris, with Asimina angustifolia (= Asimina longifolia), Aristida beyrichiana, Dyschoriste oblongifolia, and Schizachyrium scoparium occurring as constant and diagnostic species. Other distinctive and characteristic members of the ground cover that might be present include Ceanothus microphyllus, Chamaecrista deeringiana, Croton argyranthemus, Pediomelum canescens, Schizachyrium tenerum, Sorghastrum secundum, and Tephrosia florida. Additional woody plants that are present as small trees or patchy shrub species (in addition to Asimina angustifolia) include Gaylussacia dumosa, Hypericum crux-andreae, Hypericum hypericoides, Licania michauxii, Pinus elliottii, Quercus incana, Quercus margarettae, Rhus copallinum, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium darrowii, Vaccinium myrsinites, and Vaccinium stamineum. A large number of other species can be found in examples of this association which has a very high diversity of grasses, legumes and composites. Many plots will include over one hundred species of vascular plants. Characteristic grasses that may also be present include Andropogon gerardii, Anthaenantia villosa, Gymnopogon ambiguus, Schizachyrium scoparium var. stoloniferum, Sorghastrum nutans, Sporobolus junceus, and Tridens carolinianus. Within most examples of this type, Aristida beyrichiana strongly dominates the ground cover. Frequently occurring legume species that are constant and characteristic include Crotalaria purshii, Crotalaria rotundifolia, Dalea carnea, Dalea pinnata, Desmodium floridanum, Desmodium strictum, Galactia floridana, Rhynchosia reniformis, Strophostyles umbellata, Tephrosia spicata, and Zornia bracteata. Composites are also a frequent component and diverse; some characteristic species include Elephantopus elatus, Liatris gracilis, Liatris tenuifolia, Pityopsis aspera, Pityopsis graminifolia, Sericocarpus tortifolius, Solidago odora, Symphyotrichum adnatum, Symphyotrichum concolor, Symphyotrichum dumosum, and Vernonia angustifolia. Additional species that are characteristic of this association include Lechea minor, Piriqueta cistoides ssp. caroliniana, Sida elliottii, Stylisma humistrata, Stylodon carneus, and Tragia smallii.
Dynamics: Frequent fire is essential for the maintenance of these longleaf pine-dominated woodlands. The reduction in fire compartment size as a result of land development and conversion to agriculture necessitates that the few remaining examples receive critical fire management attention. The presence of intact wiregrass ground cover is essential for the maintenance of this association. Many remaining examples of this type have been preserved to date as a result of protection and management of these woodlands as hunting plantations for quail. Significant efforts are being undertaken to restore degraded examples and reestablish Aristida beyrichiana and other ground cover species.
Environmental Description: This association is classified as dry-mesic. It typically occupies undulating terrain with relatively high topographic variability. At the Jones Ecological Research Center (Ichauway) in Georgia, it is associated with Ocala limestone in a karst setting. In the Tifton Upland, it occurs on the Miccosukee Formation (Pliocene unconsolidated clays and mud). Examples from the Marianna Lowlands occur on residuum deposited over Oligocene sediments on portions of the Chattahoochee "Anticline." Soils are primarily Ultisol and include well-drained Wagram, Norfolk, Orangeburg and Lucy soil series. Most of these soils would be classified as sandy loams.
Geographic Range: This association is found in the coastal plains of Georgia and Florida, and possibly Alabama.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL?, FL, GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
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 | A3127 Longleaf Pine / Three-awn species - Little Bluestem Southeastern Coastal Plain Woodland Alliance | A3127 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Association | CEGL004485 Longleaf Pine / Slimleaf Pawpaw / Beyrich''s Three-awn - Little Bluestem - Oblongleaf Snakeherb Woodland | CEGL004485 | 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: < Clayhill Longleaf Woodlands (Carr et al. 2010)
= Longleaf Pine Upland Forest (Lynch et al. 1986)
= Longleaf Pine Upland Forest (Lynch 1986)
= Longleaf Pine Upland Forest (Lynch et al. 1986)
= Longleaf Pine Upland Forest (Lynch 1986)
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- Drew, M. B., L. K. Kirkman, and A. K. Gholson, Jr. 1998. The vascular flora of Ichauway, Baker County, Georgia: A remnant longleaf pine/wiregrass ecosystem. Castanea 63(1):1-24.
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Lynch, J. M. 1986. Classification of the natural communities of Ichauway Plantation, Baker County, Georgia. Unpublished document. 41 pp.
- Lynch, J. M., A. K. Gholson, and W. W. Baker. 1986. Natural features inventory of Ichuaway Plantation, Georgia. Prepared for Ichuaway Plantation, Newton, GA, and The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 208 pp.
- Peet, R. K., T. R. Wentworth, M. P. Schafale, and A.S. Weakley. No date. Unpublished data of the North Carolina Vegetation Survey. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- Schotz, Al. Personal communication. Community Ecologist. Alabama Natural Heritage Program. Montgomery, AL.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.