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CEGL004955 Pinus palustris / Schizachyrium scoparium - Coreopsis tripteris - Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Little Bluestem - Tall Tickseed - Cream Wild Indigo Woodland
Colloquial Name: Western East Gulf Coastal Plain Silt Loam Longleaf Pine Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs on finer-textured, loess-influenced soils in eastern Louisiana and is likely also in adjacent southwestern Mississippi. Characteristic herbaceous species include Schizachyrium scoparium, Coreopsis tripteris, Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea, Symphyotrichum patens, Symphyotrichum adnatum, Quercus falcata, Quercus marilandica, Quercus stellata, Schizachyrium tenerum, Salix humilis var. tristis, Pteroglossaspis ecristata, Chamaecrista fasciculata, Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans, Tephrosia spp., Gaylussacia dumosa, Vaccinium darrowii, Liatris squarrosa, Liatris pycnostachya, Rhexia alifanus, Paspalum floridanum, and Callirhoe papaver. Legumes are abundant and diverse. Quercus incana can be scattered. This association occurs on Tangi (Typic Fragiudult), Ruston, and Smithdale soils, all fine-textured, loamy soils, with loess influence.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The open canopy is dominated by Pinus palustris. Characteristic herbaceous species include Schizachyrium scoparium, Coreopsis tripteris, Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea, Symphyotrichum patens (= Aster patens), Symphyotrichum adnatum (= Aster adnatus), Quercus falcata, Quercus marilandica, Quercus stellata, Schizachyrium tenerum, Salix humilis var. tristis, Pteroglossaspis ecristata, Chamaecrista fasciculata, Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans, Tephrosia spp., Gaylussacia dumosa (= var. dumosa), Vaccinium darrowii, Liatris squarrosa, Liatris pycnostachya, Rhexia alifanus, Paspalum floridanum, and Callirhoe papaver. Legumes are abundant and diverse. Quercus incana can be scattered.
Dynamics: This is a pyrogenic community with fire-return intervals of 2 to 5 years. In order to maintain the diverse herb layer, control hardwood invasion, and promote Pinus palustris regeneration, growing-season, low-intensity fires should be used approximately every 2 to 5 years to simulate the historic fire regime.
Environmental Description: This is a pyrogenic community with fire-return intervals of 2 to 5 years. This association occurs on finer-textured, loess-influenced soils in eastern Louisiana and is likely also in adjacent southwestern Mississippi. These soils include Tangi (Typic Fragiudult), Ruston, and Smithdale soils, all of which are fine-textured loamy soils with loess influence.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in the East Gulf Coastal Plain of eastern Louisiana and likely also adjacent southwestern Mississippi.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA, MS?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685441
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 | A3127 Longleaf Pine / Three-awn species - Little Bluestem Southeastern Coastal Plain Woodland Alliance | A3127 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Association | CEGL004955 Longleaf Pine / Little Bluestem - Tall Tickseed - Cream Wild Indigo Woodland | CEGL004955 | 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: < Silty Uplands, Eastern Gulf Coastal Plain (Peet 2006)
- LNHP [Louisiana Natural Heritage Program]. 2009. Natural communities of Louisiana. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Baton Rouge. 46 pp. [http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/page_wildlife/6776-Rare%20Natural%20Communities/LA_NAT_COM.pdf]
- Peet, R. K. 2006. Ecological classification of longleaf pine woodlands. Pages 51-93 in: S. Jose, E. J. Jokela, and D. L. Miller, editors. The Longleaf Pine Ecosystem: Ecology, Silviculture, and Restoration. Springer Science Business Media, LLC, New York.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.