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CST007176 Pinus palustris Forest Plantation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine Forest Plantation
Colloquial Name: Longleaf Pine Plantation
Hierarchy Level: Cultural Subtype
Type Concept: This association includes young, monospecific plantation stands of Pinus palustris that are maintained for the extraction of forest products. The core concept of these stands are those which are mechanically planted to dense, often perfect rows of planted Pinus palustris or otherwise dense, young stands which are managed and maintained for the extraction of forest products. Stands are typically established with mechanical planting, but may also be established through other means. In most cases these stands support almost no other tree species in the overstory, and typically very little understory. This association rarely exceeds 20-40 years of age on most timberlands. In North and South Carolina, pinestraw is commonly harvested from these forests. This association does not include natural or near-natural Pinus palustris forests that retain some natural ground layer components and that will be managed for restoration of a natural longleaf pine community even though the Pinus palustris may have been planted.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: Most stands in this alliance are created after clear-cutting of natural stands and mechanical site preparation to reduce or eliminate competition for planted pine seedlings. Dense planting in rows, if successful, tends to result in nearly complete canopy closure which persists until the stand has been "thinned" twice, at which time some openings in the canopy are created which may allow some sunlight to the ground layer. Herbaceous ground cover of any kind tends to be sparse due to reduction during site preparation, the typically dense canopy cover, and to the fact that many young plantations are infrequently burned at best.
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: No Data Available
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689118
Confidence Level: None
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Class | CCL01 Anthromorphic Vegetation Cultural Class | CCL01 | 7 |
| Cultural Formation | CFO02 Forest Plantation & Agroforestry Cultural Formation | CFO02 | 7.A.2 |
| Cultural Group | CGR007 Temperate & Boreal Plantation Cultural Group | CGR007 | 7.A.2.1.2 |
| Cultural Subclass | CSC01 Woody Agricultural Vegetation Cultural Subclass | CSC01 | 7.A |
| Cultural Subformation | CSF05 Forest Plantation Cultural Subformation | CSF05 | 7.A.2.1 |
| Cultural Subgroup | CSG005 Eastern North American Temperate Forest Plantation Cultural Subgroup | CSG005 | 7.A.2.1.2.a |
| Cultural Subtype | CST007176 Longleaf Pine Forest Plantation | CST007176 | 7.A.2.1.2.a.4 |
| Cultural Type | CTY012 Native Southern Pine Plantation Cultural Type | CTY012 | 7.A.2.1.2.a.4 |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
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Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.