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CEGL007907 (Pinus palustris) - Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Carya texana / Tragia urens Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: (Longleaf Pine) - Post Oak - Blackjack Oak - Black Hickory / Wavyleaf Noseburn Woodland
Colloquial Name: West Gulf Coastal Plain Dry Post Oak Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland occurs on narrow, topographically isolated, convex ridgetops and interstream divides on the West Gulf Coastal Plain within a landscape heavily dominated by Pinus palustris. The canopy is strongly dominated by Quercus stellata. Lesser amounts of Carya texana, Pinus palustris, and Quercus marilandica are present in most examples. Pinus palustris often occurs in the canopy and, although not usually dominant, may be much taller than the hardwoods which are present. A fairly well-developed midstory is present, with Quercus marilandica, Pinus taeda, Cornus florida, Carya texana, and a variety of shrubs, including Callicarpa americana, Ilex vomitoria, Sassafras albidum, Viburnum rufidulum, Persea borbonia, and Magnolia grandiflora. This community most often occurs as inclusions within a matrix of ~Pinus palustris / Schizachyrium scoparium - Rudbeckia grandiflora var. alismifolia Woodland (CEGL003572)$$.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The best examples of this type are known from Angelina National Forest (Longleaf Ridge Special Area), most of which remain unmapped, and Little Rocky Preserve (TNC). This community most often occurs as inclusions within a matrix of ~Pinus palustris / Schizachyrium scoparium - Rudbeckia grandiflora var. alismifolia Woodland (CEGL003572)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is strongly dominated by Quercus stellata. Lesser amounts of Carya texana, Pinus palustris, and Quercus marilandica are present in most examples. Pinus palustris often occurs in the canopy and, although not usually dominant, may be much taller than the hardwoods which are present. The midstory may contain Pinus taeda and Cornus florida over a shrub layer of Callicarpa americana, Ilex vomitoria, Sassafras albidum, Viburnum rufidulum, Asimina parviflora, Persea borbonia, and Vitis aestivalis. On some sites, Quercus falcata may be important. Common understory species include Vitis aestivalis, Smilax glauca, Schizachyrium scoparium, Dichanthelium spp., Tephrosia virginiana, Tragia urens, Desmodium spp., Stylosanthes biflora, Oligoneuron nitidum (= Solidago nitida), Pityopsis graminifolia, and Vernonia texana. Xeric forb species are uncommon in this type but may be present in low levels [see ~(Pinus palustris) - Quercus stellata - Quercus incana / Tetragonotheca ludoviciana Woodland (CEGL008566)$$].
Dynamics: These sites tend to burn less frequently than the surrounding slopes and uplands, in part due to the amount of hardwood leaves and bare soil patches present. The current structure and composition of these woodlands may be due, in part, to preferential historic removal of pines over hardwoods, and alteration of fire frequency, seasonality, and intensity. Leaf-cutter ant (Atta texana) activity is a frequent cause of large bare soil patches in this type; they may have major local influence on soil characteristics within active and abandoned mound sites (R. Evans pers. obs.).
Environmental Description: Most examples of this type occur on well-drained, sandy soils which have a clay lens present at some depth. This community occurs as small inclusions (less than 0.4 hectare) in a longleaf pine-dominated woodland matrix. Examples occur on the Catahoula, Willis, and Yegua formations in Texas and the Blounts Creek member of the Fleming Formation? in Louisiana.
Geographic Range: This type is endemic to western Louisiana and eastern Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684542
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.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 | A3123 Longleaf Pine / Blackjack Oak / Little Bluestem West Gulf Coastal Plain Woodland Alliance | A3123 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Association | CEGL007907 (Longleaf Pine) - Post Oak - Blackjack Oak - Black Hickory / Wavyleaf Noseburn Woodland | CEGL007907 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
Concept Lineage: This type was revised and broadened to include the (Pinus palustris) / Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica - Quercus falcata Woodland (CEGL007905).
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Longleaf Pine - Bluejack Oak / Tragia Grossarenic Dry Uplands (Turner et al. 1999)
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Turner, R. L., J. E. Van Kley, L. S. Smith, and R. E. Evans. 1999. Ecological classification system for the national forests and adjacent areas of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. The Nature Conservancy, Nacogdoches, TX. 95 pp. plus appendices.
- Turner, R. L., J. E. Van Kley, L. S. Smith, and R. E. Evans. No date. Unpublished data from the national forests and adjacent areas of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. The Nature Conservancy, Nacogdoches, TX.