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CEGL003619 Pinus taeda - Quercus hemisphaerica / Osmanthus americanus / Ilex glabra Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Loblolly Pine - Darlington Oak / Devilwood / Inkberry Woodland
Colloquial Name: Loblolly Pine - Darlington Oak Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community consists of pine-oak woodlands on sandy swamp islands isolated from fire, or on levees and creek banks where fire is limited. The open to closed canopy is dominated by Pinus taeda and Quercus hemisphaerica. The subcanopy includes Osmanthus americanus var. americanus, Persea palustris, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Quercus nigra, and Quercus hemisphaerica. The shrub layer is characteristically open, and dominated by Ilex glabra; other species may include Vitis rotundifolia and Lyonia lucida. In Florida, Serenoa repens is important.
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 open to closed canopy is dominated by Pinus taeda and Quercus hemisphaerica. The subcanopy includes Osmanthus americanus var. americanus, Persea palustris, Ilex opaca var. opaca, Quercus nigra, and Quercus hemisphaerica. The shrub layer is characteristically open and dominated by Ilex glabra; other species may include Vitis rotundifolia and Lyonia lucida. In Florida, Serenoa repens is important. On Apalachicola National Forest, the plots were dominated by an open canopy of Pinus taeda with small amounts of subcanopy Magnolia grandiflora, Quercus nigra, Quercus hemisphaerica, Liquidambar styraciflua, Ilex opaca, Symplocos tinctoria, Nyssa biflora, and Acer rubrum. Openings in the canopy are dominated by Serenoa repens (low shrub) with Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium stamineum, Symplocos tinctoria, Cyrilla racemiflora, Ilex opaca, Lyonia ferruginea, Osmanthus americanus, Ilex glabra, Ilex vomitoria, Hamamelis virginiana, Magnolia grandiflora, Quercus hemisphaerica, Quercus virginiana, Gaylussacia frondosa, and Ditrysinia fruticosa (= Sebastiania fruticosa). Herbaceous species present included Pteridium aquilinum, Smilax pumila, Mitchella repens, Aureolaria flava, and Rhynchospora megalocarpa. Vines included Vitis rotundifolia, Smilax smallii, Smilax auriculata, and Gelsemium sempervirens. The epiphytes were Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana and Tillandsia usneoides.
Dynamics: Fire is limited due to landscape position with natural firebreaks.
Environmental Description: This community consists of pine-oak woodlands on sandy swamp islands isolated from fire, or on levees and creek banks where fire is limited.
Geographic Range: This community is found on the Coastal Plain from North Carolina to the Florida Panhandle.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA, NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
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.2 Live Oak - Texas Live Oak - Darlington Oak Forest Macrogroup | M885 | 1.B.1.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.2.b Sand Laurel Oak - Sand Live Oak - Water Oak Coastal Plain Forest Group | G790 | 1.B.1.Na.2.b |
| Alliance | A0053 Darlington Oak - Water Oak Forest Alliance | A0053 | 1.B.1.Na.2.b |
| Association | CEGL003619 Loblolly Pine - Darlington Oak / Devilwood / Inkberry Woodland | CEGL003619 | 1.B.1.Na.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Coastal Fringe Evergreen Forest (Schafale and Weakley 1990)
>< Pine-Mesic Hardwood Forest (Clewell 1971)
>< Pine-Mesic Hardwood Forest (Clewell 1971)
- Clewell, A. F. 1971. The vegetation of the Apalachicola National Forest: An ecological perspective. Unpublished document. USDA Forest Service, Tallahassee, FL. 152 pp.
- 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.
- 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.