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CEGL004958 Pinus elliottii / Spartina patens - Juncus roemerianus - (Panicum virgatum) Tidal Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Slash Pine / Saltmeadow Cordgrass - Black Needlerush - (Switchgrass) Tidal Woodland
Colloquial Name: East Gulf Coastal Plain Maritime Slash Pine Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This slash pine woodland occurs in immediate near-coastal areas of the East Gulf Coastal Plain and possibly adjacent areas of the South Atlantic Coastal Plain. It has a high water table maintained by its occurrence on flat shores very slightly above sea level. It is not inundated by normal lunar tides, but receives inundation in storm and hurricane events. The typically open (though sometimes dense) canopy is dominated by Pinus elliottii var. elliottii. The subcanopy is generally poorly developed; the shrub stratum may be well- or poorly developed, with species such as Morella cerifera, Serenoa repens, Ilex glabra, Baccharis halimifolia, Persea palustris, Iva frutescens, and scattered Sabal minor present. The herbaceous stratum is dense and typically consists of Spartina patens, Juncus roemerianus, Rhynchospora sp., and Panicum virgatum.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is dominated by Pinus elliottii var. elliottii. The subcanopy is generally poorly developed; the shrub stratum may be well- or poorly developed, with species such as Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Serenoa repens, Ilex glabra, Baccharis halimifolia, Persea palustris, Iva frutescens, and scattered Sabal minor present. The herbaceous stratum is dense and typically consists of Spartina patens, Juncus roemerianus, Rhynchospora sp., and Panicum virgatum.
Dynamics: This association has a high water table maintained by its occurrence on flat shores very slightly above sea level. It is not inundated by normal lunar tides, but receives inundation in storm and hurricane events.
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This slash pine woodland occurs in immediate near-coastal areas of the East Gulf Coastal Plain from Florida to Louisiana, and possibly adjacent areas of the South Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA?, LA, MS, SC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686764
Confidence Level: Moderate
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.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Nb Southeastern North American Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D062 | 1.B.3.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nb.4 Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress - Pecan Southern Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M031 | 1.B.3.Nb.4 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c Bald-cypress - Water Tupelo Floodplain Forest Group | G033 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c |
| Alliance | A3595 Bald-cypress - Swamp Tupelo Tidal Swamp Forest Alliance | A3595 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c |
| Association | CEGL004958 Slash Pine / Saltmeadow Cordgrass - Black Needlerush - (Switchgrass) Tidal Woodland | CEGL004958 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Calcareous Savannas (Carr et al. 2010)
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data on file. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn University.
- Carr, S. C., K. M. Robertson, and R. K. Peet. 2010. A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75(2):153-189.
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- MSNHP [Mississippi Natural Heritage Program]. 2006. Ecological communities of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 9 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.