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CEGL004790 Pinus palustris - Pinus elliottii / Ctenium aromaticum - Aristida beyrichiana - (Sporobolus floridanus) Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine - Slash Pine / Toothache Grass - Beyrich''s Three-awn - (Florida Dropseed) Woodland
Colloquial Name: South Atlantic Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Flatwoods
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occupies wet flats; this includes flatwoods of the South Atlantic Coastal Plain. Stands are dominated by Pinus palustris and Pinus elliottii var. elliottii. Other characteristic species include Eriocaulon decangulare, Eriocaulon compressum, Lachnocaulon anceps, Ilex glabra, Rhexia alifanus, Sarracenia minor, Lyonia mariana, Serenoa repens, and Xyris caroliniana.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is related to, but less wet than, ~Pinus elliottii - (Pinus serotina) / Aristida beyrichiana - Rhynchospora oligantha - Sarracenia spp. Woodland (CEGL003673)$$. For related vegetation of the East Gulf Coastal Plain, see ~Pinus palustris - (Pinus elliottii) / Ctenium aromaticum - Carphephorus pseudoliatris - (Sarracenia alata) Woodland (CEGL003645)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are dominated by Pinus palustris and Pinus elliottii var. elliottii. Other characteristic species include Ctenium aromaticum, Aristida beyrichiana, Sporobolus floridanus, Eriocaulon decangulare, Eriocaulon compressum, Lachnocaulon anceps, Ilex glabra, Rhexia alifanus, Sarracenia minor, Lyonia mariana, Serenoa repens, and Xyris caroliniana.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is restricted in distribution to Florida, Georgia, and possibly South Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA, SC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
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.f Longleaf Pine - Slash Pine - Pond Pine Open Woodland Group | G190 | 1.B.1.Na.1.f |
| Alliance | A3305 Longleaf Pine - Pond Pine Atlantic Coastal Plain Wet Open Woodland Alliance | A3305 | 1.B.1.Na.1.f |
| Association | CEGL004790 Longleaf Pine - Slash Pine / Toothache Grass - Beyrich''s Three-awn - (Florida Dropseed) Woodland | CEGL004790 | 1.B.1.Na.1.f |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IIB1c. Wet Longleaf Pine - Slash Pine Flatwoods (Allard 1990)
< Peninsula Savannas (Carr et al. 2010)
< Peninsula Savannas (Carr et al. 2010)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- Carr, S. C., K. M. Robertson, and R. K. Peet. 2010. A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75(2):153-189.
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Nelson, J. B. 1986. The natural communities of South Carolina: Initial classification and description. South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Columbia, SC. 55 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.