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CEGL003662 Pinus palustris - Pinus serotina / Quercus chapmanii - Quercus myrtifolia - Lyonia ferruginea Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine - Pond Pine / Chapman Oak - Myrtle Oak - Rusty Staggerbush Woodland
Colloquial Name: Southern Atlantic Barrier Island Spodosol Pine / Oak Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs on Leon soils on barrier islands, with 30-40% pine cover and 100% shrubby oak cover (nearly impenetrable). The natural fire frequency is believed to be from 20-30 years. The open canopy of this association is dominated by a combination of Pinus palustris and Pinus serotina, with Quercus chapmanii, Quercus myrtifolia, Quercus geminata, and Lyonia ferruginea in the subcanopy or shrub layers. Other characteristic species include Serenoa repens. This naturally rare type is restricted to the barrier islands of Georgia and Florida, such as Big Talbot Island, Florida, and probably Sapelo Island, Georgia.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Despite the apparently unusual combination of wet and dry species, this was consciously placed in saturated. It is wet, being on a Spodosol soil substrate.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The open canopy of this association is dominated by a combination of Pinus palustris and Pinus serotina, with Quercus chapmanii, Quercus myrtifolia, Quercus geminata, and Lyonia ferruginea in the subcanopy or shrub layers. The pine cover is 30-40%, and the shrubby oak cover of 100% is nearly impenetrable. Other characteristic species include Serenoa repens.
Dynamics: This association occurs on Leon soils on barrier islands, with 30-40% pine cover and 100% shrubby oak cover (nearly impenetrable). The natural fire frequency is believed to be from 20 to 30 years.
Environmental Description: This unusual association is found on Leon soils on barrier islands of Georgia, on saturated Spodosols.
Geographic Range: This saturated longleaf pine - pond pine woodland association is restricted to the barrier islands of Georgia and Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687094
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.e Longleaf Pine / Inkberry - Saw Palmetto Woodland Group | G596 | 1.B.1.Na.1.e |
| Alliance | A3160 Longleaf Pine / Saw Palmetto / Beyrich''s Three-awn Woodland Alliance | A3160 | 1.B.1.Na.1.e |
| Association | CEGL003662 Longleaf Pine - Pond Pine / Chapman Oak - Myrtle Oak - Rusty Staggerbush Woodland | CEGL003662 | 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: No Data Available
- FNAI [Florida Natural Areas Inventory]. 2010a. Guide to the natural communities of Florida: 2010 edition. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL. 228 pp. [https://fnai.org/naturalcommguide.cfm]
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.