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CEGL008553 Quercus velutina - Carya pallida - (Pinus echinata) / Vaccinium arboreum / Yucca filamentosa Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Black Oak - Sand Hickory - (Shortleaf Pine) / Farkleberry / Adam''s-needle Forest
Colloquial Name: Sandhills Sandy Fire-sheltered Black Oak / Farkleberry Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This dry to dry-mesic forest of the East Gulf Coastal Plain is dominated by Quercus velutina with smaller amounts of Quercus alba, Carya pallida, and Carya glabra. The relatively high importance value for Quercus velutina is distinctive and characteristic. Other Quercus species may be present in the canopy (for example Quercus falcata, Quercus laevis, and Quercus margarettae) as well as Pinus taeda and occasional Pinus palustris. The precise canopy values for the codominant or associated species may depend greatly on the relative isolation from natural fire of the habitat, and the length of the fire-return time for a particular stand. The subcanopy may contain any of the canopy species. The open tall-shrub stratum includes Vaccinium arboreum (which may dominate), Osmanthus americanus, Acer floridanum, Cornus florida, and Ilex opaca (an occasional individual of which could enter the subcanopy). The stature and abundance of components in this stratum could vary greatly with the recent fire history. Low shrubs include Vaccinium stamineum, Quercus hemisphaerica, Viburnum rufidulum, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Diospyros virginiana, Asimina parviflora, Aesculus pavia, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Yucca filamentosa (which may be prominent in this stratum). The sparse to patchy ground layer contains Smilax pumila, Vitis rotundifolia, Gelsemium sempervirens, Danthonia sericea, Schizachyrium scoparium, Coreopsis major, Tephrosia virginiana, and Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The presence of some more coastal species (e.g., Quercus laevis, Osmanthus americanus, Smilax pumila) distinguish this type from a related one from the Interior Low Plateau of Franklin County, Tennessee. More information is needed on the range and variability of this association; it may be renamed as more information becomes available.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of stands of this forest is dominated by Quercus velutina with smaller amounts of Quercus alba, Carya pallida, and Carya glabra. The relatively high importance value for Quercus velutina is distinctive and characteristic. Other Quercus species may be present in the canopy (for example Quercus falcata, Quercus laevis, Quercus coccinea, and Quercus margarettae) as well as Pinus taeda and occasional Pinus palustris. The subcanopy may contain any of the canopy species. The open tall-shrub stratum includes Vaccinium arboreum (which may dominate), Osmanthus americanus, Acer floridanum (= Acer barbatum), Cornus florida, and Ilex opaca (which could enter the subcanopy). Low shrubs include Vaccinium stamineum, Quercus hemisphaerica, Viburnum rufidulum, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Diospyros virginiana, Asimina parviflora, Aesculus pavia, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Yucca filamentosa (which may be prominent in this stratum). The sparse to patchy ground layer contains Smilax pumila, Vitis rotundifolia, Gelsemium sempervirens, Danthonia sericea, Schizachyrium scoparium, Piptochaetium avenaceum, Coreopsis major, Tephrosia virginiana, and Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum.
Dynamics: The precise canopy values for the codominant or associated species may depend greatly on the relative isolation from natural fire of the habitat, and the length of the fire-return time for a particular stand. The stature and abundance of components in the shrub stratum could also vary greatly with the recent fire history.
Environmental Description: This community seems to develop on sandy but somewhat fire-sheltered sites in the western attenuated extension of the sandhills region in western Georgia. This includes isolated ridges as well as dry slopes of a variety of aspects. Soils are assumed to be of relatively low fertility.
Geographic Range: This type is described from the sandhills portion of the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Georgia. More information is needed on the complete range of the type and its relationship to similar vegetation.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL?, GA, MS?, SC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685601
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
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.3 American Beech - Southern Magnolia - White Oak Forest Macrogroup | M008 | 1.B.1.Na.3 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.3.c Southern Red Oak - White Oak - Loblolly Pine Forest Group | G895 | 1.B.1.Na.3.c |
| Alliance | A4440 Southern Red Oak - White Oak - Sand Hickory Forest Alliance | A4440 | 1.B.1.Na.3.c |
| Association | CEGL008553 Black Oak - Sand Hickory - (Shortleaf Pine) / Farkleberry / Adam''s-needle Forest | CEGL008553 | 1.B.1.Na.3.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Nelson, J. B. 1986. The natural communities of South Carolina: Initial classification and description. South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Columbia, SC. 55 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.