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CEGL003593 Pinus palustris / Quercus laevis / Toxicodendron pubescens / Schizachyrium scoparium - Lespedeza hirta Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Turkey Oak / Atlantic Poison-oak / Little Bluestem - Hairy Lespedeza Woodland
Colloquial Name: South Carolina Central Longleaf Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This subxeric association is found in the Fall-line Sandhills region and spans both the "wiregrass gap" of central South Carolina and northern Georgia just below the gap. Soils of this type contain a considerable amount of silt and hence species richness is higher than xeric types. The canopy is dominated by Pinus palustris and Quercus laevis and less commonly Quercus incana and Quercus margarettae. Constant and indicator species include Vaccinium stamineum and Toxicodendron pubescens in the shrub layer and Schizachyrium scoparium, Eupatorium glaucescens, Lespedeza hirta, Silphium compositum, and Cirsium repandum in the herbaceous layer.
Diagnostic Characteristics: This association can be differentiated from other subxeric community types by dominance of Schizachyrium scoparium in the herbaceous layer and Toxicodendron pubescens in the shrub layer and its location exclusively in the Fall-line Sandhills region of South Carolina and northern Georgia.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Description has been changed based on 12 plots from the Carolina Vegetation Survey (http:\\vegbank.org/cite/VB.ds.199641.CEGL003593). This association (CEGL003593) was formerly defined as occurring only in the "wiregrass gap" region of central South Carolina, but the geographic scope has been expanded to include the wiregrass gap and adjacent areas to the southwest. The name has been changed to include indicative species in the shrub (Toxicodendron pubescens) and herb (Lespedeza hirta) layers.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association has a canopy dominated by Pinus palustris and a subcanopy layer comprised primarily of Quercus laevis, Carya pallida, and Quercus margarettae and, to a lesser degree, Quercus incana. Other conspicuous trees species include Diospyros virginiana, Sassafras albidum, and Prunus serotina. Indicator and constant shrubs are Vaccinium stamineum, Rhus copallinum, and Toxicodendron pubescens. Other common shrub species include Hypericum hypericoides and Vaccinium arboreum. This association in characterized by a fairly species-rich herbaceous layer dominated by Schizachyrium scoparium, which often obtains high cover. Other diagnostic herb species include Ageratina aromatica, Eupatorium glaucescens, Physalis virginiana, Cirsium repandum, Lespedeza hirta, Ageratina aromatica, Erigeron strigosus, Eupatorium glaucescens, Gymnopogon ambiguus, Galium pilosum, Carphephorus bellidifolius, Mimosa microphylla, Silphium compositum, Solidago odora var. odora, Stipulicida setacea, Tragia urens, and Vernonia angustifolia.
Dynamics: Scrub oak density and height depend on fire history; under frequent fire regimes they may exist primarily as short shrubby sprouts, under less frequent intervals they may reach the subcanopy.
Environmental Description: This association occurs on sandy loams with relatively high silt content in the Fall-line Sandhills region of South Carolina and northern Georgia. Soil types include Arenic Kanhapludults, Grossarenic Kanhapludults, Plinthic Kandiudults, Typic Kanhapludults, and Typic Quartzipsamments.
Geographic Range: This association is restricted to the Fall-line Sandhills region of South Carolina and northern Georgia. Known occurrences of this type are located in Aiken, Barnwell, and Richland counties, South Carolina, and Richmond County, Georgia. More specifically, plots of this type have been documented on Fort Jackson and Fort Gordon military reservations, the Savannah River Site, and near the south fork of the Edisto River in Aiken County, South Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689621
Confidence Level: High
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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.c Longleaf Pine / Turkey Oak Xeric Woodland Group | G154 | 1.B.1.Na.1.c |
| Alliance | A4075 Longleaf Pine / Turkey Oak / Little Bluestem Woodland Alliance | A4075 | 1.B.1.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL003593 Longleaf Pine / Turkey Oak / Atlantic Poison-oak / Little Bluestem - Hairy Lespedeza Woodland | CEGL003593 | 1.B.1.Na.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus palustris / Quercus laevis - (Quercus incana) / Toxicodendron pubescens / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland (Peet 2006) [2.2.3]
- 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.
- Palmquist, K. A., R. K. Peet, and S. C. Carr. 2016. Xeric longleaf pine vegetation of the Atlantic and East Gulf Coast Coastal Plain: An evaluation and revision of associations within the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. Proceedings of the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. [in press]
- 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.