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CEGL003660 Pinus palustris - Pinus serotina / Ctenium aromaticum - Muhlenbergia expansa - Rhynchospora latifolia Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine - Pond Pine / Toothache Grass - Cutover Muhly - Sand-swamp Whitetop Woodland
Colloquial Name: Longleaf Pine - Pond Pine Savanna (Wet Ultisol Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is a saturated longleaf pine - pond pine woodland which is found on wet Ultisols of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The open canopy is dominated by a mixture of Pinus palustris and Pinus serotina. The shrub layer is sparse to absent. Some characteristic components of the herbaceous stratum include Ctenium aromaticum, Muhlenbergia expansa, and Rhynchospora latifolia.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The open canopy of this association is dominated by a mixture of Pinus palustris and Pinus serotina. The shrub layer is sparse to absent. Some characteristic components of the herbaceous stratum include Ctenium aromaticum, Muhlenbergia expansa, Rhexia alifanus, Sarracenia flava, and Rhynchospora latifolia.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This saturated longleaf pine - pond pine woodland association is restricted to wet Ultisols of the Atlantic Coastal Plain from North Carolina to Florida. This association is found on very silty soils (R. Peet pers. comm. 2009). Examples are found in the Green Swamp TNC Preserve, North Carolina.
Geographic Range: This saturated longleaf pine - pond pine woodland association is found only in the Atlantic Coastal Plain from North Carolina to Florida. It ranges from Camp Lejeune south into South Carolina, to the Francis Marion National Forest.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA, NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688937
Confidence Level: Moderate
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 | CEGL003660 Longleaf Pine - Pond Pine / Toothache Grass - Cutover Muhly - Sand-swamp Whitetop Woodland | CEGL003660 | 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: < IIB1d. Atlantic Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna (Allard 1990)
? Pine Savanna, Wet Ultisol Variant (Schafale 1994)
= Wet Ultisol Savannas (Taggart 1990)
? Pine Savanna, Wet Ultisol Variant (Schafale 1994)
= Wet Ultisol Savannas (Taggart 1990)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- 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, Dr. Robert. Personal communication. Professor, 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.
- Taggart, J. B. 1990. Inventory, classification, and preservation of coastal plain savannas in the Carolinas. Ph.D. dissertation, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 209 pp.