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CEGL008492 Pinus echinata - (Quercus stellata, Quercus marilandica) / Schizachyrium scoparium - Salvia urticifolia Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Shortleaf Pine - (Post Oak, Blackjack Oak) / Little Bluestem - Nettleleaf Sage Woodland
Colloquial Name: Upper Piedmont Mafic Shortleaf Pine - Oak Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This upper Piedmont association occurs on moderate to steep slopes over soils derived from mafic rock. Bedrock is often visible at the surface. The canopy is typically open but can be closed in some occurrences. The canopy is dominated by Pinus echinata. Other canopy species may include Quercus stellata, Quercus marilandica, Quercus velutina, Quercus alba, Carya glabra, Carya pallida, and Pinus virginiana. Members of the characteristically open shrub layer include Vaccinium arboreum, Chionanthus virginicus, Diospyros virginiana, Prunus serotina, Gaylussacia dumosa, Vaccinium pallidum, and Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides. The diverse and typically dense herbaceous stratum may include mafic rock indicators such as Cirsium carolinianum, Oligoneuron album, Salvia urticifolia, Tragia urticifolia, Silphium compositum, and Liatris squarrosa, along with Schizachyrium scoparium, Pteridium aquilinum, Tephrosia virginiana, Euphorbia corollata, Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium, Scleria oligantha, Coreopsis major, Pityopsis graminifolia, Symphyotrichum patens, Danthonia sericea, Dichanthelium dichotomum, Eupatorium album, Iris verna, Liatris pilosa, Linum striatum, Monarda fistulosa, Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium, and Viola pedata.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is described from mafic rock outcrops in the Piedmont portions of the Chattahoochee National Forest in Stephens County, Georgia.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is typically open but can be closed in some occurrences and is dominated by Pinus echinata. Other canopy species may include Quercus stellata, Quercus marilandica, Quercus velutina, Quercus alba, Carya glabra, Carya pallida, and Pinus virginiana (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data). Members of the characteristically open shrub layer include Vaccinium arboreum, Chionanthus virginicus, Diospyros virginiana, Prunus serotina, Prunus umbellata, Gaylussacia dumosa (= var. dumosa), Ptelea trifoliata, Vaccinium pallidum, and Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides. The diverse and typically dense herbaceous stratum may include mafic rock indicators such as Cirsium carolinianum, Oligoneuron album, Salvia urticifolia, Tragia urticifolia, Silphium compositum, and Liatris squarrosa, along with Schizachyrium scoparium, Pteridium aquilinum, Tephrosia virginiana, Euphorbia corollata, Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium, Scleria oligantha, Coreopsis major, Pityopsis graminifolia, Symphyotrichum patens (= Aster patens), Danthonia sericea, Dichanthelium dichotomum, Eupatorium album, Iris verna, Liatris pilosa (= var. pilosa), Linum striatum, Monarda fistulosa, Parthenium integrifolium var. integrifolium, and Viola pedata.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This upper Piedmont mixed woodland occurs on moderate to steep slopes over soils derived from mafic rock. Bedrock is often visible at the surface.
Geographic Range: This association is known only from the Upper Piedmont of Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684134
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.1 White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Shortleaf Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M016 | 1.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.1.a White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Water Oak Forest Group | G165 | 1.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A3294 Post Oak - Hickory species - Shortleaf Pine Piedmont Woodland Alliance | A3294 | 1.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL008492 Shortleaf Pine - (Post Oak, Blackjack Oak) / Little Bluestem - Nettleleaf Sage Woodland | CEGL008492 | 1.B.2.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- McManamay, R. H. 2015. Vegetation mapping at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. Natural Resource Report NPS/SECN/NRR--2015/1088. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 278 pp.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.