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CEGL007749 Pinus palustris / Quercus pumila / Aristida beyrichiana Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Running Oak / Beyrich''s Three-awn Woodland
Colloquial Name: Tifton Uplands Submesic Longleaf Pine / Running Oak Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is an upland longleaf pine community occurring in the East Gulf Coastal Plain on well-drained sandy soils with clay layers in the B horizon. The canopy is dominated by Pinus palustris. The subcanopy consists of an occasional Quercus falcata. Shrubs are diverse but dominated by Quercus pumila (dominant at 25-35% cover). Herbs include Aristida beyrichiana, Schizachyrium tenerum, Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum, Tephrosia virginiana, Sorghastrum secundum, Andropogon spp., and others.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Described from Colquitt and Worth counties, Georgia (A. McGee pers. comm.). This is in the Tifton Uplands not the Dougherty Plain.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is dominated by Pinus palustris. The subcanopy consists of an occasional Quercus falcata. Shrubs include Quercus pumila (dominant at 25-35% cover), Quercus falcata, Castanea pumila, Vaccinium myrsinites, Ilex glabra, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Gaylussacia dumosa (= var. dumosa), Vaccinium tenellum, Vaccinium stamineum, Toxicodendron pubescens, and Rhus copallinum. Herbs include Aristida beyrichiana, Schizachyrium tenerum, Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum, Tephrosia virginiana, Sorghastrum secundum, Andropogon spp., Dyschoriste oblongifolia, Angelica dentata, Sericocarpus tortifolius (= Aster tortifolius), Symphyotrichum concolor (= Aster concolor), Symphyotrichum adnatum (= Aster adnatus), Helianthus radula, Pityopsis graminifolia, Mimosa microphylla (= Schrankia microphylla), Baptisia lanceolata, Stylosanthes biflora, Rhynchosia reniformis, and Scleria ciliata.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is an upland longleaf pine community occurring in the East Gulf Coastal Plain on well-drained sandy soils with clay layers in the B horizon.
Geographic Range: This type is described from Colquitt and Worth counties, Georgia, in the Tifton Uplands. It may range into adjacent Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL?, GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685275
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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 | A3127 Longleaf Pine / Three-awn species - Little Bluestem Southeastern Coastal Plain Woodland Alliance | A3127 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Association | CEGL007749 Longleaf Pine / Running Oak / Beyrich''s Three-awn Woodland | CEGL007749 | 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: < Clayhill Longleaf Woodlands (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.
- McGee, A. Personal communication.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.