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CEGL004447 Pinus echinata - Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica / Andropogon gyrans - Chrysopsis mariana Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Shortleaf Pine - Post Oak - Blackjack Oak / Elliott''s Bluestem - Maryland Goldenaster Woodland
Colloquial Name: Piedmont Shortleaf Pine - Oak Slope Shale Barrens
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association includes Piedmont woodlands on soils derived from mafic rock (metavolcanics of the Carolina Slate Belt). The canopy is dominated by Quercus stellata, Pinus echinata, Quercus marilandica, and Quercus montana. Characteristic tree species include Carya tomentosa, Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Diospyros virginiana, Pinus virginiana, Quercus velutina, Fraxinus americana, and Liquidambar styraciflua. Understory and shrub species include Vaccinium arboreum, Viburnum rufidulum, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Ceanothus americanus, Rhus copallinum, Rhus glabra, Vaccinium tenellum, Vaccinium pallidum, and Cornus florida. The diverse herbaceous stratum is dominated by Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans, Clitoria mariana, Dichanthelium depauperatum, and Phaseolus polystachios with Cunila origanoides, Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum, Symphyotrichum patens var. patens, Aureolaria pedicularia var. pedicularia, Conyza canadensis, Dichanthelium commutatum, Helianthus schweinitzii, Helianthus divaricatus, Rubus argutus, Salvia lyrata, Scleria triglomerata, Solidago nemoralis var. nemoralis, Solidago odora var. odora, and Sorghastrum nutans, among others. This is a relatively species-rich community type. The exotics Ailanthus altissima, Sorghum halepense and Lonicera japonica may be present.
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 canopy of stands is dominated by Quercus stellata, Pinus echinata, Quercus marilandica, and Quercus montana (= Quercus prinus). Characteristic tree species include Carya tomentosa (= Carya alba), Carya carolinae-septentrionalis, Diospyros virginiana, Pinus virginiana, Quercus velutina, Fraxinus americana, and Liquidambar styraciflua. Understory and shrub species include Vaccinium arboreum, Viburnum rufidulum, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Ceanothus americanus, Rhus copallinum, Rhus glabra, Vaccinium tenellum, Vaccinium pallidum, and Cornus florida. The diverse herbaceous stratum is dominated by Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans, Clitoria mariana, Dichanthelium depauperatum, and Phaseolus polystachios with Cunila origanoides, Symphyotrichum dumosum var. dumosum (= Aster dumosus var. dumosus), Symphyotrichum patens var. patens (= Aster patens var. patens), Aureolaria pedicularia var. pedicularia, Conyza canadensis, Dichanthelium commutatum, Helianthus schweinitzii, Helianthus divaricatus, Rubus argutus, Salvia lyrata, Scleria triglomerata, Solidago nemoralis var. nemoralis, Solidago odora var. odora, and Sorghastrum nutans, among others.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association includes Piedmont woodlands on soils derived from mafic rock (metavolcanics of the Carolina Slate Belt). The substrate contains abundant slate fragments, which makes it unstable and inhibits woody plant growth through mechanical downslope movement of slabs and fragments.
Geographic Range: This association is only definitely known from the Uwharrie National Forest, though it may also occur in adjacent portions of the North Carolina (and possibly South Carolina) Piedmont.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689092
Confidence Level: Low
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.1 White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Shortleaf Pine Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M016 | 1.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.1.a White Oak - Southern Red Oak - Water Oak Forest Group | G165 | 1.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A3274 White Ash - Pignut Hickory - Eastern Red-cedar Piedmont-Appalachian Woodland Alliance | A3274 | 1.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL004447 Shortleaf Pine - Post Oak - Blackjack Oak / Elliott''s Bluestem - Maryland Goldenaster Woodland | CEGL004447 | 1.B.2.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Basic Piedmont Bluff Glade (Schafale pers. comm.)
- 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.
- 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, Mike P. Personal communication. Ecologist, North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.