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CEGL003584 Pinus palustris / Quercus laevis / Stipulicida setacea - Selaginella acanthonota Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Turkey Oak / Pineland Scaly-pink - Spiny Spikemoss Woodland
Colloquial Name: Atlantic Coastal Plain Xeric Longleaf Pine Sand Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is one of the driest longleaf pine types that occurs on coarse, infertile sands on the Atlantic Coastal Plain of North Carolina and northern South Carolina. The sparse canopy is dominated by Pinus palustris with strong dominance of Quercus laevis in the subcanopy/shrub layer. The herbaceous layer is sparse and species-poor, lacking Aristida stricta and characterized by Selaginella acanthonota and Stipulicida setacea.
Diagnostic Characteristics: This association can be distinguished from other xeric community types by it is extreme dryness, a scrub oak layer strongly dominated by Quercus laevis and an herbaceous layer lacking Aristida stricta.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Description changed based on 8 plots from the Carolina Vegetation Survey (http://vegbank.org\cite\VB.ds.199635.CEGL003584). This association has been provided with greater detail as to floristic composition and environmental setting. The name has been modified to more explicitly suggest the extremely xeric nature of the association by inclusion of Stipulicida and Selaginella.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: In stands of this extremely xeric type, the very sparse canopy is dominated by Pinus palustris, while the subcanopy is dominated almost exclusively by Quercus laevis. Other canopy and subcanopy species that occur with some constancy include Pinus taeda and Quercus nigra (38% of plots). The herbaceous layer is very sparse, but characteristic understory species include Stipulicida setacea, Selaginella acanthonota, Aureolaria pectinata, Minuartia caroliniana, Tillandsia usneoides, Cnidoscolus urens var. stimulosus (= Cnidoscolus stimulosus), Callisia graminea (= Cuthbertia graminea), and Polygonella polygama. Aristida stricta is not found in this extremely xeric type.
Dynamics: Fire frequencies are naturally low in this vegetation because of lack of fuel.
Environmental Description: This association occurs on extremely dry, coarse, infertile sands in the Atlantic Coastal Plain region of North Carolina and South Carolina. These are often located on dunes along the northeastern side of major rivers and on the rims of Carolina bays. Soil types of this association include Typic Quartzipsamments, Aquic Arenic Paleudults, Spodic Quartzipsamments, and Typic Psammaquents.
Geographic Range: This xeric longleaf pine sandhill woodland is found in the Middle and Inner Coastal Plain regions of North Carolina and northern South Carolina. Known occurrences of this type are found in Bladen, Scotland, Robeson, and Columbus counties, North Carolina, and Dillon and Sumter counties, South Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685300
Confidence Level: High
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.c Longleaf Pine / Turkey Oak Xeric Woodland Group | G154 | 1.B.1.Na.1.c |
| Alliance | A4074 Longleaf Pine / Turkey Oak / Pineland Three-awn Woodland Alliance | A4074 | 1.B.1.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL003584 Longleaf Pine / Turkey Oak / Pineland Scaly-pink - Spiny Spikemoss Woodland | CEGL003584 | 1.B.1.Na.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus palustris / Quercus laevis / Aristida stricta / Cladonia spp. Woodland (Peet 2006) [1.2.2]
= Pinus palustris / Quercus laevis / Stipulicida setacea - Selaginella acanthonota Woodland (Palmquist et al. 2016)
< Atlantic Xeric Longleaf Woodland (Peet and Allard 1993)
< IB6b. Southeastern Coastal Plain Xeric Sandhill (Allard 1990)
= Xeric Sandhill Scrub, Sand Barren Variant (Schafale 1994)
= Pinus palustris / Quercus laevis / Stipulicida setacea - Selaginella acanthonota Woodland (Palmquist et al. 2016)
< Atlantic Xeric Longleaf Woodland (Peet and Allard 1993)
< IB6b. Southeastern Coastal Plain Xeric Sandhill (Allard 1990)
= Xeric Sandhill Scrub, Sand Barren Variant (Schafale 1994)
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