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CEGL008452 Pinus palustris / Schizachyrium scoparium - Verbesina aristata Loamhill Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Little Bluestem - Coastal Plain Crownbeard Loamhill Woodland
Colloquial Name: Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain Loamhill Longleaf Pine Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association represents mesic loamhill Pinus palustris woodlands of the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of Georgia and related mesic longleaf vegetation of Alabama. At Fort Benning, Chattahoochee County, Georgia, this vegetation is associated with finer-textured soils, including the Nankin sandy clay loam soil series (which may occur as inclusions in areas mapped as Vaucluse sandy loam) and possibly others. Stands are dominated by an open canopy of Pinus palustris. Grasses are prominent in examples of this vegetation. These include Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon gyrans, Andropogon ternarius, Danthonia sericea, and Dichanthelium spp. Some other herbaceous plants found in examples of this vegetation include Verbesina aristata, Silphium compositum, Ageratina aromatica, Symphyotrichum concolor, Symphyotrichum dumosum, Sericocarpus tortifolius, Coreopsis major, Elephantopus sp., Eupatorium album, Helianthus divaricatus, Hieracium gronovii, Ionactis linariifolius, Liatris gracilis, Packera tomentosa, Pityopsis aspera, Pityopsis graminifolia, Solidago odora, Vernonia angustifolia, Desmodium spp., Lespedeza capitata, Mimosa microphylla, Rhynchosia sp., Stylosanthes biflora, Tephrosia x floridana, Tephrosia virginiana, Iris verna, Pteridium aquilinum, Viola pedata, and Viola septemloba. Some scattered deciduous trees found here include Quercus falcata, Quercus marilandica, Nyssa sylvatica, Liquidambar styraciflua, Cornus florida, and Diospyros virginiana. Scattered low shrubs and vines in fire-managed examples include Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium myrsinites, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium tenellum, Rhus copallinum, Ceanothus americanus, and Smilax glauca.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Better herbaceous nominals are needed to distinguish this from associations in the same landscape and ecoregion that are on more xeric or coarser-textured soils. This association was originally described from Fort Benning, Chattahoochee County, Georgia, and was expanded to include mesic longleaf pine woodlands of the Tuskegee and Talladega-Oakmulgee national forests in Alabama.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this vegetation are dominated by an open canopy of Pinus palustris; grasses are prominent in their herbaceous layers. These include Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon gyrans, Andropogon ternarius, Danthonia sericea, and Dichanthelium spp. Some other herbaceous plants found in examples of this vegetation include Verbesina aristata, Silphium compositum, Ageratina aromatica, Symphyotrichum concolor (= Aster concolor), Symphyotrichum dumosum (= Aster dumosus), Sericocarpus tortifolius (= Aster tortifolius), Coreopsis major, Elephantopus sp., Eupatorium album, Helianthus divaricatus, Hieracium gronovii, Ionactis linariifolius, Liatris gracilis, Packera tomentosa, Pityopsis aspera, Pityopsis graminifolia, Solidago odora, Vernonia angustifolia, Desmodium spp., Lespedeza capitata, Mimosa microphylla (= Schrankia microphylla), Rhynchosia sp., Stylosanthes biflora, Tephrosia x floridana, Tephrosia virginiana, Iris verna, Pteridium aquilinum, Viola pedata, and Viola septemloba. Some scattered deciduous trees found here include Quercus falcata, Quercus marilandica, Nyssa sylvatica, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Diospyros virginiana. Scattered low shrubs and vines in fire-managed examples include Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium myrsinites, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium tenellum, Rhus copallinum, Ceanothus americanus, and Smilax glauca. Examples with extended fire-return times may have Pinus taeda and/or Quercus falcata in their canopies.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: At Fort Benning, Chattahoochee County, Georgia, this vegetation is associated with finer-textured soils, including the Nankin sandy clay loam soil series (which may occur as inclusions in areas mapped as Vaucluse sandy loam) and possibly others. Stands are found in rolling topography, on ridges and upper slopes. The association has also been mapped on the Ailey Coarse Loamy Sand, an Ultisol which is coarse-textured in the surface layer, but this is underlain by clay loams with slower drainage.
Geographic Range: This association is known from the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain of Georgia and adjacent Alabama.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689254
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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 | CEGL008452 Longleaf Pine / Little Bluestem - Coastal Plain Crownbeard Loamhill Woodland | CEGL008452 | 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: = Longleaf Pine / Bluestem Habitat, Nankin soil type (Mulligan and Hermann 2004)
< Silty Uplands, Eastern Gulf Coastal Plain (Peet 2006)
< Silty Uplands, Eastern Gulf Coastal Plain (Peet 2006)
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Mulligan, M., and S. M. Hermann. 2004. Fort Benning longleaf pine reference communities. A report to the Department of Defense under cooperative agreement DAMD17-00-2-0017. The Nature Conservancy of Georgia, Fort Benning, GA. 51 pp.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Peet, R. K. 2006. Ecological classification of longleaf pine woodlands. Pages 51-93 in: S. Jose, E. J. Jokela, and D. L. Miller, editors. The Longleaf Pine Ecosystem: Ecology, Silviculture, and Restoration. Springer Science Business Media, LLC, New York.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.