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CEGL004489 Pinus palustris / Quercus marilandica - Quercus laevis / Aristida beyrichiana - Nolina georgiana Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Blackjack Oak - Turkey Oak / Beyrich''s Three-awn - Georgia Bear-grass Woodland
Colloquial Name: Altamaha Grit Longleaf Pine Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community is known from Broxton Rocks in south-central Georgia (Coffee County); it is a characteristic community of the Altamaha Grit, associated with sandstone outcrops. In addition to the nominal species, characteristic species of this association are Andropogon ternarius, Sericocarpus tortifolius, Eryngium yuccifolium, Gelsemium sempervirens, Penstemon dissectus, Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum, Schizachyrium scoparium, Smilax glauca, Tephrosia virginiana, Vaccinium elliottii, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium stamineum, and Yucca filamentosa.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Known from plot data from Broxton Rocks, Coffee County, Georgia.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Dominant trees are Pinus palustris, Quercus marilandica, and Quercus laevis; the herbaceous stratum is dominated by Aristida beyrichiana and Nolina georgiana. In addition, characteristic species of this association are Andropogon ternarius, Sericocarpus tortifolius (= Aster tortifolius), Eryngium yuccifolium, Gelsemium sempervirens, Penstemon dissectus, Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum, Schizachyrium scoparium, Smilax glauca, Tephrosia virginiana, Vaccinium elliottii, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium stamineum, and Yucca filamentosa.
Dynamics: This association depends on frequent, low-intensity, growing-season fires to control understory vegetation and for the reproduction of Pinus palustris.
Environmental Description: This community is characteristic of the Altamaha Grit, associated with sandstone outcrops. It is known from Broxton Rocks in south-central Georgia (Coffee County).
Geographic Range: This community is known from Broxton Rocks in south-central Georgia (Coffee County).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688221
Confidence Level: Low
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.d Longleaf Pine / Sand Post Oak / Three-awn species Woodland Group | G009 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Alliance | A3126 Longleaf Pine / Blackjack Oak / Three-awn species Southeastern Coastal Plain Clayhill Woodland Alliance | A3126 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Association | CEGL004489 Longleaf Pine / Blackjack Oak - Turkey Oak / Beyrich''s Three-awn - Georgia Bear-grass Woodland | CEGL004489 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Subxeric Sandy Uplands, Atlantic Coastal Plain (Peet 2006)
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Peet, R. K. 2006. Ecological classification of longleaf pine woodlands. Pages 51-93 in: S. Jose, E. J. Jokela, and D. L. Miller, editors. The Longleaf Pine Ecosystem: Ecology, Silviculture, and Restoration. Springer Science Business Media, LLC, New York.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.