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CEGL008450 Pinus taeda - Quercus falcata - Liquidambar styraciflua / Rhus copallinum Ruderal Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Loblolly Pine - Southern Red Oak - Sweetgum / Winged Sumac Ruderal Forest
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Loblolly Pine - Oak - Sweetgum Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This successional, essentially evergreen forest of the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain is dominated by a mixture of Pinus taeda with hardwoods, including Quercus spp. and Liquidambar styraciflua. The oaks present may include Quercus falcata, Quercus hemisphaerica, and Quercus nigra. These forests develop on former mesic to dry-mesic Pinus palustris sites, following removal of Pinus palustris and disturbance. There may be some variation in canopy composition with soil texture. Quercus hemisphaerica may be more prevalent on sandy soils, Quercus nigra on finer-textured ones. Common shrubs include Rhus copallinum and Vaccinium stamineum.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: There may be substantial hardwoods (Quercus spp., Liquidambar styraciflua) in the canopy and subcanopy, but this association is primarily composed of Pinus taeda.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is dominated by a mixture of Pinus taeda (typically greater than 75%) with hardwoods, including Quercus spp. and Liquidambar styraciflua. The oaks present may include Quercus falcata, Quercus hemisphaerica, and Quercus nigra. Quercus hemisphaerica may be more prevalent on sandy soils, Quercus nigra on finer-textured ones. Common shrubs include Rhus copallinum and Vaccinium stamineum. On the Apalachicola National Forest, a related somewhat diverse stand on dissected slopes near a creek contains Pinus taeda, Nyssa biflora, Quercus hemisphaerica, Quercus nigra, Liquidambar styraciflua, Magnolia virginiana, Magnolia grandiflora, and Acer rubrum. Shrubs are moderately diverse and include Clethra alnifolia, Cliftonia monophylla, Cyrilla racemiflora, Ilex coriacea, Ilex opaca, Itea virginica, Leucothoe axillaris, Lyonia lucida, Osmanthus americanus, Symplocos tinctoria, and Vaccinium stamineum. The classification status of this stand is somewhat unclear, but it is placed here pending further investigation. It may be in fact a fully natural, not a "modified" type.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This forest is described from the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of Fort Benning, Georgia. It occurs on rolling uplands on sandy loam soils at various aspects. These forests develop on former mesic to dry-mesic Pinus palustris sites, following removal of Pinus palustris and disturbance.
Geographic Range: This forest occurs in the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain and adjacent East Gulf Coastal Plain of Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Georgia, and the South Atlantic Coastal Plain of Florida and Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684218
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Sweetgum - Loblolly Pine - Chinese Tallow Ruderal Forest Macrogroup | M305 | 1.B.1.Na.90 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.90.a Loblolly Pine - Sweetgum - Chinese Tallow Ruderal Forest Group | G031 | 1.B.1.Na.90.a |
| Alliance | A3231 Loblolly Pine - Tuliptree - Sweetgum Ruderal Forest Alliance | A3231 | 1.B.1.Na.90.a |
| Association | CEGL008450 Loblolly Pine - Southern Red Oak - Sweetgum / Winged Sumac Ruderal Forest | CEGL008450 | 1.B.1.Na.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
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- Nordman, C., M. Russo, and L. Smart. 2011. Vegetation types of the Natchez Trace Parkway, based on the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. NatureServe Central Databases (International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications). Arlington, VA. Data current as of 11 April 2011. 548 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.