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CEGL008462 Pinus taeda - Liquidambar styraciflua Ruderal Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Loblolly Pine - Sweetgum Ruderal Forest
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Loblolly Pine - Sweetgum Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community type is broadly defined to accommodate mid- to late-successional upland forests strongly codominated by Pinus taeda and Liquidambar styraciflua, resulting from past disturbance (such as agricultural or other land clearing). Understory composition differs based on edaphic site and on age and history. This broadly defined type occupies a variety of edaphic sites, ranging from mesic through dry-mesic sites on a wide variety of (generally acidic) soils. If left unmanaged or undisturbed, this can be a short-lived forest type, which is likely to succeed with greater age into various oak- and oak-pine-dominated forests.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This community likely occurs along the northern periphery of the Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes Ecoregion of eastern Texas. The similarity of this association with ~Pinus taeda / Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum / Vaccinium stamineum Ruderal Forest (CEGL006011)$$ suggests that a merge with that type should be considered.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this community type are strongly codominated by Pinus taeda and Liquidambar styraciflua. Some other species which may be present in stands of this association include Quercus phellos, Quercus nigra, Ulmus alata, Acer rubrum, Quercus michauxii, Nyssa sylvatica, and Prunus serotina, along with Vitis rotundifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, Rubus argutus, Smilax rotundifolia, Eupatorium capillifolium, Eupatorium hyssopifolium, Erigeron strigosus, Solidago gigantea, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Juncus effusus, Juncus subcaudatus, and the exotics Lespedeza cuneata and Ligustrum sinense. Examples of this association in low-lying areas may also have a dense herbaceous layer of Microstegium vimineum.
Dynamics: This is a short-lived forest type, successional following cropping or other land clearing. It generally succeeds with greater age into various oak- and oak-pine-dominated forests.
Environmental Description: Stands of this community type are strongly codominated by Pinus taeda and Liquidambar styraciflua, resulting from past disturbance followed by forest succession. This community type is more influenced by past land-use history than by specific soil differences. However, this community type tends to occur on poorly drained and low-nutrient soils, especially in areas that were farmed heavily in the past. Stands on poorly drained sites have often been subjected to ditching activities.
Geographic Range: This altered forest type is widespread in the lowland portions of the southeastern to mid-Atlantic United States, particularly on the Coastal Plain, but also on adjacent inland provinces.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, AR, DE, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
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 | CEGL008462 Loblolly Pine - Sweetgum Ruderal Forest | CEGL008462 | 1.B.1.Na.90.a |
Concept Lineage: lumped
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IF3a. Recently Harvested Timber Land (Allard 1990)
< IF3b. Plantation (Hardwood or Conifer) (Allard 1990)
? Loblolly Pine - Hardwood (13) (USFS 1988)
< Loblolly Pine - Hardwood: 82 (Eyre 1980)
? T1B3aIII6a. Pinus taeda - Liquidambar styraciflua (Foti et al. 1994)
< IF3b. Plantation (Hardwood or Conifer) (Allard 1990)
? Loblolly Pine - Hardwood (13) (USFS 1988)
< Loblolly Pine - Hardwood: 82 (Eyre 1980)
? T1B3aIII6a. Pinus taeda - Liquidambar styraciflua (Foti et al. 1994)
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