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CEGL003591 Pinus palustris / Quercus laevis - Quercus incana / Gaylussacia dumosa / Aristida stricta Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Turkey Oak - Bluejack Oak / Dwarf Huckleberry / Pineland Three-awn Woodland
Colloquial Name: Carolina Longleaf Pine / Mixed Scrub Oak Sandhill
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is found on fine sandy to loamy soils in the Outer Coastal Plain of North Carolina. Pinus palustris dominates the open canopy and other characteristic species include Quercus laevis and Quercus incana in the subcanopy/shrub layer, Gaylussacia dumosa and Vaccinium tenellum in the shrub layer, and Aristida stricta in the herb layer.
Diagnostic Characteristics: This type is distinguished from other subxeric and xeric types in North Carolina by the strong dominance of Quercus incana in the subcanopy/shrub layer.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Description has been changed based on 18 plots from the Carolina Vegetation Survey (http://vegbank.org\cite\VB.ds.199639.CEGL003591). The concept of this type has been slightly redefined to occur exclusively in the Outer Coastal Plain, while the original description was broadly distributed throughout the Outer and Inner Coastal Plain. The name has been simplified to put more emphasis on Quercus incana by removing Quercus margarettae.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this type contain an open canopy of Pinus palustris and a subcanopy dominated by Quercus incana, although Quercus laevis is a frequent and abundant component as well. Several shrub species are nearly constant and characteristic of this type, including Gaylussacia dumosa (= var. dumosa), Gaylussacia frondosa, Morella cerifera, Vaccinium tenellum, Vaccinium stamineum, and Ilex glabra. The herbaceous layer is dominated by Aristida stricta, and other characteristic herbaceous species are Andropogon ternarius, Carphephorus bellidifolius, Carphephorus odoratissimus, Cnidoscolus urens var. stimulosus (= Cnidoscolus stimulosus), Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia, Euphorbia ipecacuanhae, Ionactis linariifolius, Liatris spp., Sericocarpus tortifolius, Solidago odora var. odora, and Tragia urens.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is found on fine sandy to loamy soils in the Outer Coastal Plain of North Carolina. Soils lack a clay layer near the surface and include Lamellic Quartzipsamments, Typic Quartzipsamments, Spodic Quartzipsamments, and Arenic Hapludults. This type has more silt than other xeric community types with a North Carolina and South Carolina distribution.
Geographic Range: This association is found in the Outer Coastal Plain of North Carolina and possibly South Carolina. It is known primarily from Onslow and Carteret counties, North Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, SC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686413
Confidence Level: High
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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 | CEGL003591 Longleaf Pine / Turkey Oak - Bluejack Oak / Dwarf Huckleberry / Pineland Three-awn Woodland | CEGL003591 | 1.B.1.Na.1.c |
Concept Lineage: Pinus palustris / Quercus laevis - Quercus margarettiae / Gaylussacia frondosa var. frondosa / Aristida stricta Woodland merged
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus palustris / Quercus laevis - Quercus (incana, margarettiae) / Gaylussacia frondosa / Aristida stricta Woodland (Peet 2006) [2.1.1]
< IB6b. Southeastern Coastal Plain Xeric Sandhill (Allard 1990)
= Pine/Scrub Oak Sandhill, Mixed Oak Variant (Schafale 1994)
< IB6b. Southeastern Coastal Plain Xeric Sandhill (Allard 1990)
= Pine/Scrub Oak Sandhill, Mixed Oak Variant (Schafale 1994)
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