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CEGL004432 Pinus palustris - Pinus echinata / Quercus coccinea - Quercus georgiana Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine - Shortleaf Pine / Scarlet Oak - Georgia Oak Woodland
Colloquial Name: Pine Mountain Georgia Longleaf Pine Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs on the quartzite ridge (Hollis Formation) of Pine Mountain (Harris County, Georgia). Pinus palustris, Pinus echinata, and Pinus virginiana share canopy dominance. Oaks include Quercus coccinea, Quercus montana, Quercus georgiana, and Quercus falcata. The shrub layer contains Prunus umbellata, Hypericum hypericoides, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium pallidum, and Vaccinium tenellum; Tephrosia virginiana, Solidago odora, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum are present in the herb layer. Most of the area formerly occupied by this association are fire-suppressed and are now occupied by a mixed forest, with the oaks joining the pines in the canopy. Further information is needed to determine whether this association is distinct from other Piedmont/Mountain longleaf pine communities in this alliance.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples at Franklin Delano Roosevelt State Park, Harris County, Georgia, as well as on other lands in the vicinity, possibly including properties owned by Callaway Gardens. Further information is needed to determine whether this association is distinct from other Piedmont/Mountain longleaf pine communities in this alliance. The Pinus palustris-dominated areas on Pine Mountain were thought to have been more extensive prior to about 1925, when they were reduced through logging. Longleaf pine was (additionally?) planted here by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1930 (Wharton 1978).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Pinus palustris, Pinus echinata, and Pinus virginiana share canopy dominance in this association. Oaks include Quercus coccinea, Quercus montana (= Quercus prinus), Quercus georgiana, and Quercus falcata. The shrub layer contains Prunus umbellata, Hypericum hypericoides, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium pallidum, and Vaccinium tenellum; Tephrosia virginiana, Solidago odora, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum are present in the herb layer. The high coverage of Quercus georgiana seems to be what distinguishes this association from samples of the more general and widespread CEGL008437. Wharton (1978) briefly describes vegetation (probably CEGL008437) on Pine Mountain, Harris and/or Meriwether counties, Georgia, with a Pinus palustris overstory, a Quercus marilandica understory, and common Aureolaria pectinata; he mentions that longleaf pine was (additionally?) planted here by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1930.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This mixed pine woodland association has a very limited distribution, being restricted to the quartzite ridge (Hollis Formation) of Pine Mountain (Harris County, Georgia). The Pinus palustris-dominated areas were thought to have been more extensive prior to about 1925, when they were reduced through logging. Recent fieldwork (Govus 2002) indicates that this association is of restricted occurrence on Pine Mountain, being located primarily in the south-central portion of F. D. Roosevelt State Park. Quercus georgiana is moderately widespread in the east to central portion of the park, but associations of this species with Pinus palustris do not appear to be common. All examples of this woodland exhibited severe signs of fire suppression with a very dense needle litter layer and reduction of herbaceous species in the ground cover stratum. Favored sites for this association at F. D. Roosevelt State Park contain steep, shallow soil to rocky substrates, on southerly and westerly exposures.
Geographic Range: This mixed pine woodland association is restricted to the quartzite ridge (Hollis Formation) of the Piedmont on Pine Mountain (Harris County, Georgia).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687694
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1Q
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.1 White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Shortleaf Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M016 | 1.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.1.b Shortleaf Pine - Southern Red Oak - Post Oak Forest & Woodland Group | G012 | 1.B.2.Na.1.b |
| Alliance | A3272 Longleaf Pine - Shortleaf Pine - Chestnut Oak Interior Woodland Alliance | A3272 | 1.B.2.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL004432 Longleaf Pine - Shortleaf Pine / Scarlet Oak - Georgia Oak Woodland | CEGL004432 | 1.B.2.Na.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Govus, T. E. 2002. Ecological reconnaissance of Pine Mountain, Georgia. Preliminary report, Fall 2002 for The Nature Conservancy, Georgia Field Office, Atlanta, GA. 3 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Wharton, C. H. 1978. The natural environments of Georgia. Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Atlanta. 227 pp.