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CEGL003648 Pinus palustris / Ilex glabra / Aristida stricta Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Inkberry / Pineland Three-awn Woodland
Colloquial Name: Wet Longleaf Pine Flatwoods (Southern Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This Pinus palustris-dominated wet flatwoods is found in the outer Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain of the Carolinas. Examples occur within the range of Aristida stricta, but lack Serenoa repens. Other characteristic species include Vaccinium crassifolium, Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum, and Gaylussacia frondosa.
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 open canopy is dominated by Pinus palustris. Other characteristic species include Vaccinium crassifolium, Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum, and Gaylussacia frondosa. Examples occur within the range of Aristida stricta, but lack Serenoa repens.
Dynamics: Stands of this association depend on frequent, low-intensity, growing-season fires to control understory vegetation and for the reproduction of Pinus palustris.
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community is restricted to the Coastal Plain of North and South Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689648
Confidence Level: Moderate
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.e Longleaf Pine / Inkberry - Saw Palmetto Woodland Group | G596 | 1.B.1.Na.1.e |
| Alliance | A3161 Longleaf Pine / Creeping Blueberry / Pineland Three-awn Woodland Alliance | A3161 | 1.B.1.Na.1.e |
| Association | CEGL003648 Longleaf Pine / Inkberry / Pineland Three-awn Woodland | CEGL003648 | 1.B.1.Na.1.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Wet Pine Flatwoods (Schafale and Weakley 1990)
- 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.
- 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, M. P., and A. S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina. Third approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 325 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.