Print Report
CEGL003645 Pinus palustris - (Pinus elliottii) / Ctenium aromaticum - Carphephorus pseudoliatris - (Sarracenia alata) Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine - (Slash Pine) / Toothache Grass - Gulf Chaffhead - (Yellow Trumpets) Woodland
Colloquial Name: East Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Savanna
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: The canopy of this East Gulf Coastal Plain association contains Pinus palustris and possibly Pinus elliottii var. elliottii (which may often be prominent in eastern examples). The shrub stratum may be poorly or well-developed, and includes species such as Ilex glabra. The ground layer is herb-dominated, characteristically by Ctenium aromaticum and Muhlenbergia expansa. Other characteristic herbaceous species include Rhynchospora chapmanii, Agalinis aphylla, Aletris aurea, Andropogon mohrii, Symphyotrichum adnatum, Balduina uniflora, Bigelowia nudata ssp. nudata, Coreopsis linifolia, Eupatorium leucolepis, Eupatorium rotundifolium, Helianthus heterophyllus, Liatris spicata, Lobelia brevifolia, Paspalum praecox, Pityopsis sp., Polygala cruciata, Polygala lutea, Rhexia alifanus, and Xyris ambigua. Within their ranges, Aristida beyrichiana and Sporobolus floridanus will likely be found in examples of this association. More information is needed on the dynamics of this community and the details of its floristic composition.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Carphephorus pseudoliatris is a nominal species to indicate an East Gulf Coastal Plain distribution; Sarracenia alata is known only from Mobile County (Alabama) westward, so it will not be present in examples of this association to the east of Mobile Bay. For related vegetation of the South Atlantic Coastal Plain, see ~Pinus palustris - Pinus elliottii / Ctenium aromaticum - Aristida beyrichiana - (Sporobolus floridanus) Woodland (CEGL004790)$$. Note that Sporobolus floridanus can be an important component of this association (CEGL003645) in the Florida Panhandle.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy contains Pinus palustris and possibly Pinus elliottii var. elliottii (which may often be prominent in eastern examples). The shrub stratum may be poorly or well-developed, and includes species such as Ilex glabra. The ground layer is herb-dominated, characteristically by Ctenium aromaticum and Muhlenbergia expansa. Other characteristic herbaceous species include Carphephorus pseudoliatris, Sarracenia alata, Rhynchospora chapmanii, Agalinis aphylla, Aletris aurea, Andropogon mohrii, Symphyotrichum adnatum (= Aster adnatus), Balduina uniflora, Bigelowia nudata ssp. nudata, Coreopsis linifolia, Eupatorium leucolepis, Eupatorium rotundifolium, Helianthus heterophyllus, Liatris spicata, Lobelia brevifolia, Paspalum praecox, Pityopsis sp., Polygala cruciata, Polygala lutea, Rhexia alifanus, and Xyris ambigua. Within their ranges, Aristida beyrichiana and Sporobolus floridanus will likely be found in examples of this association.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: The association occurs on the East Gulf Coastal Plain from Florida to Louisiana.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, LA, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689337
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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.f Longleaf Pine - Slash Pine - Pond Pine Open Woodland Group | G190 | 1.B.1.Na.1.f |
| Alliance | A4104 Longleaf Pine - Slash Pine East Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Open Woodland Alliance | A4104 | 1.B.1.Na.1.f |
| Association | CEGL003645 Longleaf Pine - (Slash Pine) / Toothache Grass - Gulf Chaffhead - (Yellow Trumpets) Woodland | CEGL003645 | 1.B.1.Na.1.f |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IIB1c. Wet Longleaf Pine - Slash Pine Flatwoods (Allard 1990)
< Lower Panhandle Savannas (Carr et al. 2010)
< Wet Flatwoods (Kindell et al. 1997)
< Lower Panhandle Savannas (Carr et al. 2010)
< Wet Flatwoods (Kindell et al. 1997)
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data on file. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn University.
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- Carr, S. C., K. M. Robertson, and R. K. Peet. 2010. A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75(2):153-189.
- Kindell, C. E., B. J. Herring, C. Nordman, J. Jensen, A. R. Schotz, and L. G. Chafin. 1997. Natural community survey of Eglin Air Force Base, 1993-1996: Final report. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 123 pp. plus appendix.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.