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CEGL008586 Pinus palustris / Quercus (incana, margarettae) / Aristida beyrichiana - Asimina angustifolia Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / (Bluejack Oak, Sand Post Oak) / Beyrich''s Three-awn - Slimleaf Pawpaw Woodland
Colloquial Name: Munson Sandhill Longleaf Pine Woodland, Bluejack Oak Phase
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This Pinus palustris-dominated community occurs on dry, sandy, well-drained soils in the East Gulf Coastal Plain of north Florida, where this type has been considered "some of the most spectacular high pineland" on the Apalachicola National Forest (Clewell 1971). The open canopy is dominated by Pinus palustris; a subcanopy is typically absent. Quercus incana and Quercus margarettae sprouts dominate the short-shrub stratum and can vary in density depending on fire history. The herb layer is dominated by Aristida beyrichiana, along with other grasses such as Panicum virgatum, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Sporobolus junceus. Related sandhill types of the region often support Quercus laevis in the subcanopy, often with a shrub layer component of Serenoa repens which is completely lacking in this type.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The core concept of this type is heavy abundance of Quercus incana and Quercus margarettae relative to Quercus laevis. However, within the Munson Sandhills region, some stands support admixtures of all three oak species (S. Carr unpubl. data) and could be recognized as a separate association. In other parts of the Apalachicola National Forest where sandhills have been quantitatively sampled, Serenoa repens is typically present but is largely absent from the plots in the Munson region (S. Carr unpubl. data, NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Pinus palustris, Quercus incana, and Quercus margarettae may be the only tree species present, although the growth form of the oaks is shrubby due to frequent fires. Quercus laevis may be present in some examples, but is much less common than Quercus incana and Quercus margarettae. The only other shrub species documented in a plot on the Apalachicola National Forest were Vaccinium darrowii, Gaylussacia dumosa, and Rhus copallinum. The herb layer is dominated by Aristida beyrichiana, along with other grasses such as Panicum virgatum, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Sporobolus junceus. Other herbaceous species included Liatris tenuifolia, Liatris gracilis, Dyschoriste oblongifolia, Lechea sessiliflora, Palafoxia integrifolia, Pityopsis graminifolia, Helianthus radula, Vernonia angustifolia, Rhynchosia reniformis, Sorghastrum nutans, Symphyotrichum concolor (= Aster concolor), Sericocarpus tortifolius (= Aster tortifolius), Chrysopsis gossypina, Chamaecrista fasciculata, and Licania michauxii. Pityopsis flexuosa, a Florida endemic, was also present (S. Carr unpubl. data, NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This type is much less common than the Quercus laevis types of the same region (Clewell 1971). It is apparently restricted to the Munson Sandhills region of the northeastern Apalachicola National Forest. This region of Leon County lies on the Woodville Karst Plain where soils are deep and sandy with clay lenses present in the subsoil. (Collins et al. 2001).
Geographic Range: This type is known from northern Florida in the Woodville Karst plain region.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
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 | A3125 Longleaf Pine / Sand Post Oak / Three-awn species Southeastern Coastal Plain Woodland Alliance | A3125 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Association | CEGL008586 Longleaf Pine / (Bluejack Oak, Sand Post Oak) / Beyrich''s Three-awn - Slimleaf Pawpaw Woodland | CEGL008586 | 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: = North Florida Subxeric Sandhills (Carr et al. 2010)
- 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.
- Carr, S. No date. Unpublished data. Ph.D. research. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- Clewell, A. F. 1971. The vegetation of the Apalachicola National Forest: An ecological perspective. Unpublished document. USDA Forest Service, Tallahassee, FL. 152 pp.
- Collins, M. E., R. Garren, and R. J. Kuehl. 2001. Ecological inventory of the Apalachicola National Forest. Summary report submitted to USDA Forest Service. Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida, Gainesville.
- 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.