Print Report
CEGL003581 Pinus palustris / Schizachyrium scoparium - Schizachyrium tenerum - Silphium gracile Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Little Bluestem - Slender Little Bluestem - Slender Rosinweed Woodland
Colloquial Name: Western Upland Longleaf Pine Forest (Messer Pimple Mound Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This mesic Pinus palustris woodland of the West Gulf Coastal Plain occurs on pimple mounds of the Pleistocene Prairie Terraces, typically on Messer soils (Haplic Glossudalf). Stands are dominated by Pinus palustris with Schizachyrium scoparium, Schizachyrium tenerum, and Silphium gracile. In addition, some other typical species include Liatris acidota, Liatris pycnostachya, Tephrosia onobrychoides, Euphorbia corollata, Tragia smallii, Rhexia alifanus, Stylosanthes biflora, Vernonia texana, Eupatorium leucolepis, Xyris caroliniana, Solidago odora var. odora, Dichanthelium aciculare, Quercus marilandica, Morella cerifera, Vaccinium stamineum, Helianthus angustifolius, Gymnopogon sp., and Eupatorium rotundifolium. This community occurs in an interdigitated complex with ~Pinus palustris / Rhynchospora elliottii - Lobelia flaccidifolia - Platanthera nivea - (Helenium drummondii) Woodland (CEGL007802)$$.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Rare examples occur in the Coastal Prairie zone in Louisiana, such as at Lawton Prairie (Calcasieu Parish). Schwalbea americana occurs in this association.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this association are dominated by Pinus palustris with Schizachyrium scoparium, Schizachyrium tenerum, and Silphium gracile. In addition, some other typical species include Liatris acidota, Liatris pycnostachya, Tephrosia onobrychoides, Euphorbia corollata, Tragia smallii, Rhexia alifanus, Stylosanthes biflora, Vernonia texana, Eupatorium leucolepis, Xyris caroliniana, Solidago odora var. odora, Dichanthelium aciculare (= Dichanthelium angustifolium), Quercus marilandica, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Vaccinium stamineum, Helianthus angustifolius, Gymnopogon sp., and Eupatorium rotundifolium.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This mesic Pinus palustris woodland of the West Gulf Coastal Plain occurs on pimple mounds of the Pleistocene Prairie Terraces, typically on Messer soils (Haplic Glossudalf).
Geographic Range: This longleaf pine woodland association is limited in distribution to the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana and possibly Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686504
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 | A3124 Longleaf Pine / Little Bluestem West Gulf Coastal Plain Woodland Alliance | A3124 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Association | CEGL003581 Longleaf Pine / Little Bluestem - Slender Little Bluestem - Slender Rosinweed Woodland | CEGL003581 | 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: No Data Available
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- 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]
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- TNHS [Texas Natural History Survey]. No date. Unpublished data. Texas Natural History Survey, The Nature Conservancy, San Antonio.