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CEGL004969 Pinus elliottii - Taxodium ascendens / Hypericum brachyphyllum / Sporobolus pinetorum - Dichanthelium scabriusculum Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Slash Pine - Pond-cypress / Coastal Plain St. John''s-wort / Carolina Dropseed - Woolly Rosette Grass Woodland
Colloquial Name: South Atlantic Wet Slash Pine Flatwoods
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This wet flatwoods of the South Atlantic Coastal Plain in Georgia is typified by a canopy which ranges from open to scattered, and is dominated by mixtures of Pinus elliottii var. elliottii and Taxodium ascendens. Scattered subcanopy trees are sometimes present, and may include Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Persea palustris, and Nyssa biflora. The shrub stratum is typically well-developed, and includes Aronia arbutifolia, Clethra alnifolia, Hypericum brachyphyllum, Hypericum crux-andreae, Ilex glabra, Ilex myrtifolia, Morella cerifera, Morella caroliniensis, Persea palustris, Smilax laurifolia, Styrax americanus, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, and Viburnum nudum var. nudum. Characteristic herbs are Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior, Anthaenantia rufa, Aristida palustris, Oclemena reticulata, Balduina atropurpurea, Carex striata, Centella erecta, Chaptalia tomentosa, Cleistes sp., Coreopsis linifolia, Ctenium aromaticum, Dichanthelium dichotomum var. ensifolium, Dichanthelium scabriusculum, Erigeron vernus, Eriocaulon compressum, Eriocaulon decangulare var. decangulare, Eupatorium leucolepis, Ludwigia pilosa, Marshallia graminifolia var. cynanthera, Muhlenbergia expansa, Osmunda cinnamomea, Pinguicula caerulea, Pluchea rosea, Rhexia alifanus, Rhynchospora spp., Sabatia spp., Saccharum sp., Sarracenia minor, Scutellaria integrifolia, Sporobolus pinetorum, Triantha racemosa, and Woodwardia virginica.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of stands of this wet flatwoods association is open to scattered, and is dominated by mixtures of Pinus elliottii var. elliottii and Taxodium ascendens. Scattered subcanopy trees are sometimes present, and these may include Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Persea palustris, and Nyssa biflora. The shrub stratum is typically well-developed, and includes Aronia arbutifolia, Clethra alnifolia, Hypericum brachyphyllum, Hypericum crux-andreae (= Hypericum stans), Ilex glabra, Ilex myrtifolia, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera var. cerifera), Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Persea palustris, Smilax laurifolia, Styrax americanus (= var. pulverulentus), Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, and Viburnum nudum var. nudum. Characteristic herbs are Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior, Anthaenantia rufa, Aristida palustris, Oclemena reticulata (= Aster reticulatus), Balduina atropurpurea, Carex striata, Centella erecta, Chaptalia tomentosa, Cleistes sp., Coreopsis linifolia, Ctenium aromaticum, Dichanthelium dichotomum var. ensifolium (= Dichanthelium ensifolium), Dichanthelium scabriusculum, Erigeron vernus, Eriocaulon compressum, Eriocaulon decangulare var. decangulare, Eupatorium leucolepis, Ludwigia pilosa, Marshallia graminifolia var. cynanthera (= Marshallia tenuifolia), Muhlenbergia expansa, Osmunda cinnamomea, Pinguicula caerulea, Pluchea rosea, Rhexia alifanus, Rhynchospora spp., Sabatia spp., Saccharum sp., Sarracenia minor, Scutellaria integrifolia, Sporobolus pinetorum, Triantha racemosa (= Tofieldia racemosa), and Woodwardia virginica.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These are wet flatwoods with relatively frequent fire, saturated with occasional ponding, of the southeastern Coastal Plain. The hydrology is saturated.
Geographic Range: This wet flatwoods association is apparently restricted to the coastal plains of Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL?, GA, SC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687780
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 | CEGL004969 Slash Pine - Pond-cypress / Coastal Plain St. John''s-wort / Carolina Dropseed - Woolly Rosette Grass Woodland | CEGL004969 | 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
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Nelson, J. B. 1986. The natural communities of South Carolina: Initial classification and description. South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Columbia, SC. 55 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.