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CEGL003620 Pinus taeda / Schizachyrium scoparium Ruderal Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Loblolly Pine / Little Bluestem Ruderal Woodland
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Loblolly Pine / Little Bluestem Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association comprises fire-maintained woodlands of the Southeastern Coastal Plain and adjacent Piedmont, with an open to scattered canopy of Pinus taeda and herb layer dominated by Schizachyrium scoparium. The structure and composition of this community are maintained by fires set by military training; this presumably is not a naturally occurring community. It is only known from outside of the natural range of Pinus palustris.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is apparently restricted to Fort A.P. Hill, Caroline County (northern Coastal Plain), and Fort Pickett, Dinwiddie and Nottoway counties (southern Piedmont), Virginia. Structurally similar vegetation occurs under similar management conditions at Fort Benning, Georgia, but this is within the range of longleaf pine and is not placed here. These stands contain a variable mixture of Pinus taeda and Pinus echinata.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: These are woodlands with semi-closed to very open canopies composed almost exclusively of Pinus taeda. Understory growth is typically sparse to negligible, but low colonies of Rhus copallinum are frequent. The herb layer is dominated by dense sods of Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium. Danthonia spicata, Andropogon ternarius, Andropogon gyrans, Eragrostis spectabilis, and Gymnopogon brevifolius are additional grasses with significant cover in two sampled plots (Fleming 2002b). The most common forbs are Eupatorium hyssopifolium var. hyssopifolium, Solidago nemoralis, Lespedeza stuevei, Solidago pinetorum, Symphyotrichum concolor (= Aster concolor), and Pityopsis aspera var. adenolepis (= Pityopsis adenolepis). Many other forbs occur at very low cover.
Dynamics: This could have been a natural type in an area of infrequent but intense fire, where the older trees could have survived (G. Fleming pers. comm.).
Environmental Description: This fire-maintained woodland of the Southeastern Coastal Plain and adjacent Piedmont is presumably not a naturally occurring community.
Geographic Range: This association is found in the Southeastern Coastal Plain and adjacent Piedmont of Virginia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: VA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687978
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Sweetgum - Loblolly Pine - Chinese Tallow Ruderal Forest Macrogroup | M305 | 1.B.1.Na.90 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.90.a Loblolly Pine - Sweetgum - Chinese Tallow Ruderal Forest Group | G031 | 1.B.1.Na.90.a |
| Alliance | A3231 Loblolly Pine - Tuliptree - Sweetgum Ruderal Forest Alliance | A3231 | 1.B.1.Na.90.a |
| Association | CEGL003620 Loblolly Pine / Little Bluestem Ruderal Woodland | CEGL003620 | 1.B.1.Na.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus taeda / Schizachyrium scoparium ssp. scoparium - Eupatorium hyssopifolium var. hyssopifolium - Lespedeza stuevei - Aster concolor Woodland (Fleming 2002b) [provisional]
- Fleming, G. P. 2001a. Community types of Coastal Plain calcareous ravines in Virginia. Preliminary analysis and classification. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. 4 pp.
- Fleming, G. P. 2002b. Preliminary classification of Piedmont & Inner Coastal Plain vegetation types in Virginia. Natural Heritage Technical Report 02-14. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond. 29 pp.
- Fleming, G. P., K. D. Patterson, and K. Taverna. 2017. The natural communities of Virginia: A classification of ecological community groups and community types. Third approximation. Version 3.0. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA. [http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural-heritage/natural-communities/]
- Fleming, G. P., and K. D. Patterson. 2003. Preliminary vegetation classification for the National Capitol Region parks. Regional (VA-WVA-MD-DC) analysis prepared for NatureServe and USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program, March 2003. Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond.
- Fleming, Gary P. Personal communication. Ecologist, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of Natural Heritage, Richmond, VA.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.