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CEGL003765 Pinus echinata - Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica / Vaccinium pallidum Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Shortleaf Pine - Post Oak - Blackjack Oak / Blue Ridge Blueberry Woodland
Colloquial Name: Appalachian Shortleaf Pine - Post Oak Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shortleaf pine - oak woodland is known from low elevations in the Southern Blue Ridge Escarpment region, and probably extends into the adjacent southern Ridge and Valley, Cumberland Plateau, and Piedmont. This association is a woodland where Pinus echinata, Quercus stellata, and Quercus marilandica occur in the canopy, each contributing 25-75% to the total canopy coverage. Other species make up less than 25% of the total canopy cover and may include Quercus falcata, Quercus coccinea, Carya pallida, Pinus rigida, and Pinus virginiana. Shrub strata vary in composition and density, but Vaccinium pallidum and other ericaceous species such as Vaccinium stamineum, Gaylussacia ursina, Gaylussacia baccata, and Kalmia latifolia are typical. Herbs found in these woodlands include Baptisia tinctoria, Chamaecrista fasciculata, Chamaecrista nictitans, Ceanothus americanus, Chrysopsis mariana, Clitoria mariana, Coreopsis tripteris, Crotalaria sagittalis, Desmodium rotundifolium, Saccharum giganteum, Euphorbia corollata, Helianthus atrorubens, Helianthus microcephalus, Pityopsis aspera var. adenolepis, Polygala verticillata, Rudbeckia hirta, Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium, Mimosa microphylla, Silphium compositum, Sorghastrum nutans, Stylosanthes biflora, and Tephrosia virginiana.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Probably very widespread at low elevations in and around the Southern Appalachians. This association occurs on more xeric, extreme sites than a similar association, ~Pinus echinata - Quercus (montana, falcata) / Oxydendrum arboreum / Vaccinium pallidum Forest (CEGL007493)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of stands of this association are dominated by some combination of Pinus echinata, Quercus stellata, and Quercus marilandica (each contributing 25-75% to the total canopy coverage). Other species may include Quercus falcata, Quercus coccinea, Carya pallida, Pinus rigida, and Pinus virginiana. The shrub strata vary in composition and density, but Vaccinium pallidum and other ericaceous species such as Vaccinium stamineum, Gaylussacia ursina, Gaylussacia baccata, and Kalmia latifolia are typical. Herbs found in these woodlands include Baptisia tinctoria, Chamaecrista fasciculata (= Cassia fasciculata), Chamaecrista nictitans (= Cassia nictitans), Ceanothus americanus, Chrysopsis mariana, Clitoria mariana, Coreopsis tripteris, Crotalaria sagittalis, Desmodium rotundifolium, Saccharum giganteum, Euphorbia corollata, Helianthus atrorubens, Helianthus microcephalus, Pityopsis aspera var. adenolepis, Polygala verticillata, Rudbeckia hirta, Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium, Mimosa microphylla (= Schrankia microphylla), Silphium compositum, Sorghastrum nutans, Stylosanthes biflora, and Tephrosia virginiana.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This shortleaf pine - oak woodland is known from low elevations in the Southern Blue Ridge Escarpment region, and probably extends into the adjacent southern Ridge and Valley, Cumberland Plateau, and Piedmont.
Geographic Range: This shortleaf pine - oak woodland is known from low elevations in the Southern Blue Ridge Escarpment region, and probably extends into the adjacent southern Ridge and Valley, Cumberland Plateau, and Piedmont.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA, KY?, NC, SC, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.2 Appalachian-Northeastern Oak - Hardwood - Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M502 | 1.B.2.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.2.g Table Mountain Pine - Virginia Pine - Pitch Pine Woodland & Barrens Group | G905 | 1.B.2.Na.2.g |
| Alliance | A3269 Shortleaf Pine - Table Mountain Pine - Chestnut Oak Appalachian Woodland Alliance | A3269 | 1.B.2.Na.2.g |
| Association | CEGL003765 Shortleaf Pine - Post Oak - Blackjack Oak / Blue Ridge Blueberry Woodland | CEGL003765 | 1.B.2.Na.2.g |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IA6a. Dry Shortleaf Pine - Oak - Hickory Forest (Allard 1990)
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- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- White, Jr., R. D., and T. Govus. 2005. Vascular plant inventory and plant community classification for Kings Mountain National Military Park. NatureServe, Durham, NC. 178 pp.