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CEGL003663 Pinus palustris - Pinus taeda - Pinus serotina / Chasmanthium laxum - Panicum virgatum Piedmont Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine - Loblolly Pine - Pond Pine / Slender Woodoats - Switchgrass Piedmont Woodland
Colloquial Name: Lower Piedmont Wet Longleaf Pine Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a wet longleaf pine community of the lower Piedmont of North Carolina (Moore, Montgomery, and Anson counties). Most of the very few examples remaining are fire-suppressed and their original composition and structure are somewhat hypothetical. The canopy is open to closed, and consists of Pinus palustris, Pinus taeda, and Pinus serotina. Under fire-suppressed conditions, Liquidambar styraciflua is often present as an invader. The shrub stratum includes Gaylussacia frondosa, Vaccinium fuscatum, Ilex glabra, Lyonia mariana, and Vaccinium crassifolium ssp. crassifolium. The herb stratum is usually dominated by Chasmanthium laxum and Panicum virgatum, though Aristida stricta may rarely be present and common. Other herbs include Eupatorium spp., Solidago odora var. odora, Rhynchospora spp., and Pityopsis graminifolia.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples include the Spies site in North Carolina and Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge. Is this restricted to lower Piedmont, or is it also found in the Upper Coastal Plain (Pee Dee)?
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of this association is open to closed, and consists of some combination of Pinus palustris, Pinus taeda, and Pinus serotina. Under fire-suppressed conditions, Liquidambar styraciflua is often present as an invader. The shrub stratum includes Gaylussacia frondosa (= var. frondosa), Vaccinium fuscatum, Ilex glabra, Lyonia mariana, and Vaccinium crassifolium ssp. crassifolium. The herb stratum is usually dominated by Chasmanthium laxum and Panicum virgatum, though Aristida stricta may rarely be present and common. Other herbs include Eupatorium spp., Solidago odora var. odora, Rhynchospora spp., and Pityopsis graminifolia. Most of the very few examples remaining are fire-suppressed, and their original composition and structure are somewhat hypothetical.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This longleaf pine community is found in the lower Piedmont of North Carolina (Moore, Montgomery, and Anson counties).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, SC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687891
Confidence Level: Low
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.f Longleaf Pine - Slash Pine - Pond Pine Open Woodland Group | G190 | 1.B.1.Na.1.f |
| Alliance | A3305 Longleaf Pine - Pond Pine Atlantic Coastal Plain Wet Open Woodland Alliance | A3305 | 1.B.1.Na.1.f |
| Association | CEGL003663 Longleaf Pine - Loblolly Pine - Pond Pine / Slender Woodoats - Switchgrass Piedmont Woodland | CEGL003663 | 1.B.1.Na.1.f |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Piedmont Longleaf Pine Forest, Wet Variant (Schafale 1994)
- 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.
- Peet, R. K., T. R. Wentworth, M. P. Schafale, and A.S. Weakley. No date. Unpublished data of the North Carolina Vegetation Survey. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- 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.