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CEGL003649 Pinus palustris / Leiophyllum buxifolium / Aristida stricta Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Sand-myrtle / Pineland Three-awn Woodland
Colloquial Name: Wet Pine Flatwoods (Leiophyllum Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community is very restricted in range, occurring only in Brunswick County, North Carolina, where it is the main wetland Pinus palustris community in an region of perhaps 200-300 square km. Pinus palustris dominates the open canopy. The shrub layer is strongly dominated by Leiophyllum buxifolium, or Vaccinium crassifolium ssp. crassifolium may codominate. Other shrubs, such as Ilex glabra, may also be present. Aristida stricta is sparse to dense. Pleea tenuifolia is often an herb-layer dominant. Other typical species include Polygala spp., Rhexia spp., Xyris jupicai, and Drosera intermedia.
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: Pinus palustris dominates the open canopy. The shrub layer is strongly dominated by Leiophyllum buxifolium, or Vaccinium crassifolium ssp. crassifolium may codominate. Other shrubs, such as Ilex glabra, may also be present. Aristida stricta is sparse to dense. Pleea tenuifolia is often an herb-layer dominant. Other typical species include Polygala spp., Rhexia spp., Xyris jupicai, and Drosera intermedia.
Dynamics: Stands of this association depend on frequent, low-intensity, growing-season fires to control understory vegetation and for the reproduction of Pinus palustris.
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community is very restricted in range, occurring only in Brunswick County, in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687061
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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.e Longleaf Pine / Inkberry - Saw Palmetto Woodland Group | G596 | 1.B.1.Na.1.e |
| Alliance | A3161 Longleaf Pine / Creeping Blueberry / Pineland Three-awn Woodland Alliance | A3161 | 1.B.1.Na.1.e |
| Association | CEGL003649 Longleaf Pine / Sand-myrtle / Pineland Three-awn Woodland | CEGL003649 | 1.B.1.Na.1.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Wet Pine Flatwoods, Leiophyllum Variant (Schafale 1994)
- Schafale, M. P. 1994. Inventory of longleaf pine natural communities. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 230 pp.
- Schafale, M. P. 2012. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina, 4th Approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Schafale, M. P., and A. S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina. Third approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 325 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.