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CST007945 Pinus pinaster Forest Plantation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Maritime Pine Forest Plantation
Colloquial Name: Maritime Pine Plantation
Hierarchy Level: Cultural Subtype
Type Concept: This association consists of plantings of Pinus pinaster (native of Mediterranean Europe) along the barrier islands of North Carolina (and possibly elsewhere on the Atlantic Coast of North America), with the goal of island stabilization. Older plantations have ingrowth of native woody species, such as Pinus taeda, Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, Quercus virginiana, Ilex vomitoria, Morella cerifera, Prunus serotina var. serotina, and others. Older plantations also have development of native floristic herbaceous composition, including Spartina patens, Muhlenbergia filipes, Eustachys petraea, etc.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Pinus pinaster is reported by Brown (1959) to be "introduced from Mediterranean region and planted on sand-flats in vicinity of Corolla, Currituck Banks, Bodie Island and Hatteras Island 1936-1940.... Now producing seeds and becoming naturalized near Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. More resistant to salt spray than native pines" (Brown 1959). Graetz (1973) discusses its use on the Outer Banks and concludes that it is "not as well adapted to inclement beach conditions as Japanese black pine."
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: Pinus pinaster is reported to be "(m)ore resistant to salt spray than native pines" by Brown (1959). Graetz (1973) discusses its use on the Outer Banks and concludes that it is "not as well adapted to inclement beach conditions as Japanese black pine."
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is found along the barrier islands of North Carolina (and possibly elsewhere on the Atlantic Coast of North America).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: No Data Available
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686928
Confidence Level: None
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Class | CCL01 Anthromorphic Vegetation Cultural Class | CCL01 | 7 |
| Cultural Formation | CFO02 Forest Plantation & Agroforestry Cultural Formation | CFO02 | 7.A.2 |
| Cultural Group | CGR007 Temperate & Boreal Plantation Cultural Group | CGR007 | 7.A.2.1.2 |
| Cultural Subclass | CSC01 Woody Agricultural Vegetation Cultural Subclass | CSC01 | 7.A |
| Cultural Subformation | CSF05 Forest Plantation Cultural Subformation | CSF05 | 7.A.2.1 |
| Cultural Subgroup | CSG005 Eastern North American Temperate Forest Plantation Cultural Subgroup | CSG005 | 7.A.2.1.2.a |
| Cultural Subtype | CST007945 Maritime Pine Forest Plantation | CST007945 | 7.A.2.1.2.a.7 |
| Cultural Type | CTY015 Exotic Southern Conifer Plantation Cultural Type | CTY015 | 7.A.2.1.2.a.7 |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Brown, C. A. 1959. Vegetation of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Louisiana State University Studies, Coastal Studies Series No. 4. Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge. 179 pp.
- Graetz, K. E. 1973. Seacoast plants of the Carolinas for conservation and beautification. U.S. Department of Agriculture and Soil Conservation Service, Raleigh, NC, and Columbia, SC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.