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CEGL004496 Pinus palustris / Clethra alnifolia - Gaylussacia frondosa - Quercus pumila / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Coastal Sweet-pepperbush - Blue Huckleberry - Running Oak / Little Bluestem Woodland
Colloquial Name: Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Longleaf Pine / Running Oak / Little Bluestem Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This longleaf pine woodland association is restricted to the Coastal Plain of South Carolina. The open canopy of this association is dominated by Pinus palustris. The woody understory may contain Clethra alnifolia, Gaylussacia frondosa, and Quercus pumila. The perennial grass Schizachyrium scoparium is a typically dominant herb. This is the "mesic portion of the runner oak woodlands of the wiregrass gap" (R. Peet pers. comm. 2009). More information to be added from North Carolina Vegetation Survey data.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This is the most common moist flatwoods community of the Francis Marion National Forest, recognized first by Henry Ravenel (1850) over 150 years ago (Glitzenstein and Streng 2004).
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 Pinus palustris. The woody understory may contain Clethra alnifolia, Gaylussacia frondosa (= var. frondosa), and Quercus pumila. The perennial grass Schizachyrium scoparium is a typically dominant herb. Quercus pumila is a silty soil indicator (R. Peet pers. comm.. 2009). Other herbaceous plants include Eupatorium mohrii and Rhexia alifanus.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs on fine-textured, silty soil, but is not wet (R. Peet pers. comm. 2009).
Geographic Range: This longleaf pine woodland association is restricted to the Coastal Plain of South Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689074
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.d Longleaf Pine / Sand Post Oak / Three-awn species Woodland Group | G009 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Alliance | A3127 Longleaf Pine / Three-awn species - Little Bluestem Southeastern Coastal Plain Woodland Alliance | A3127 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Association | CEGL004496 Longleaf Pine / Coastal Sweet-pepperbush - Blue Huckleberry - Running Oak / Little Bluestem Woodland | CEGL004496 | 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: = Pinus palustris / Clethera alnifollia (sic) - Gaylussacia frondosa frondosa - Quercus pumila / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland (Series 8, type K) (Peet 1996) [both phases K1 and K2 are included here moderately drained silty woodland]
- Glitzenstein, J. S., D. R. Streng, and D. D. Wade. 2003. Fire frequency effects on longleaf pine (Pinus palustris P. Miller) vegetation in South Carolina and northeast Florida. Natural Areas Journal 23:22-37. [http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/5266]
- Glitzenstein, J. S., and D. R. Streng. 2004. Evaluating the NatureServe preliminary plant community classification for Francis Marion National Forest. Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL. Plus appendices and data.
- 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.
- North Carolina Vegetation Survey. No date. Unpublished data.
- Peet, Dr. Robert. Personal communication. Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- Peet, R. K. 1996. Longleaf pine communities of the Carolinas and Georgia. Unpublished document. Botany Department, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- Peet, R. K., T. R. Wentworth, M. P. Schafale, and A.S. Weakley. No date. Unpublished data of the North Carolina Vegetation Survey. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- Ravenel, H. W. 1850. A catalogue of the natural orders of plants inhabiting the vicinity of the Santee Canal, SC, as represented by genera and species, with observations on the morphological and topographical conditions of that section of country. American Association for the Advancement of Science Proceedings III:2-17.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.