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CEGL004486 Pinus palustris / Serenoa repens - Vaccinium myrsinites / Aristida beyrichiana - Sporobolus curtissii Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Saw Palmetto - Shiny Blueberry / Beyrich''s Three-awn - Curtiss'' Dropseed Woodland
Colloquial Name: South Atlantic Coastal Plain Longleaf Pine Flatwoods
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This Pinus palustris flatwoods community is found in the South Atlantic Coastal Plain of northeastern Florida and southern Georgia, ranging into southern South Carolina. It is typified by a very open or naturally sparse canopy of Pinus palustris. Some stands have relatively minor amounts of Pinus elliottii present as well. Sporobolus curtissii is diagnostic of this type, at least relative to other Pinus palustris flatwoods in northern Florida. Aristida beyrichiana is also common. The shrub layer is well-developed and often dense, usually dominated by some combination of Serenoa repens, Vaccinium myrsinites, Gaylussacia tomentosa, Gaylussacia dumosa, Ilex glabra, Lyonia lucida, Quercus minima, and lesser amounts of Quercus pumila. In some sites, the herb layer is poorly developed and not very diverse; in other areas Sporobolus curtissii and Aristida beyrichiana are abundant and other herbs are diverse.
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: Examples support a very open canopy of Pinus palustris that rarely exceeds 25% total coverage. Some stands have relatively minor amounts of Pinus elliottii present as well. Aristida beyrichiana is common in this type as well as other flatwoods in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. Sporobolus curtissii is diagnostic of this type, at least relative to other Pinus palustris flatwoods in northern Florida where it was not recorded at all (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data). Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus and Aristida spiciformis show similar patterns of distribution (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data). The shrub layer is well-developed and often dense, usually dominated by several of Serenoa repens, Vaccinium myrsinites, Gaylussacia tomentosa (= Gaylussacia frondosa var. tomentosa), Gaylussacia dumosa (= var. dumosa), Gaylussacia nana, Ilex glabra, and Lyonia fruticosa. In some sites, the herb layer is poorly developed and not very diverse; in other areas Sporobolus curtissii and Aristida beyrichiana are abundant and other herbs are diverse.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This longleaf pine woodland community occurs on sandy, mesic to moderately dry soils with low pH.
Geographic Range: This community is found in the South Atlantic Coastal Plain of northeastern Florida and southern Georgia, ranging into South Carolina (Peet 1996).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689676
Confidence Level: Moderate
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.e Longleaf Pine / Inkberry - Saw Palmetto Woodland Group | G596 | 1.B.1.Na.1.e |
| Alliance | A3160 Longleaf Pine / Saw Palmetto / Beyrich''s Three-awn Woodland Alliance | A3160 | 1.B.1.Na.1.e |
| Association | CEGL004486 Longleaf Pine / Saw Palmetto - Shiny Blueberry / Beyrich''s Three-awn - Curtiss'' Dropseed Woodland | CEGL004486 | 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: = Pinus palustris / Serenoa repens - Vaccinium myrsinites / Aristida beyrichiana - Sporobolus curtissii Woodland (Series 1, type A) (Peet 1996)
< North Florida Mesic Flatwood (Carr et al. 2010)
< North Florida Mesic Flatwood (Carr et al. 2010)
- 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.
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Lemon, P. C. 1949. Successional responses of herbs in the longleaf-slash pine forest after fire. Ecology 30:135-145.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- 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.
- Peet, R. K. 1996. Longleaf pine communities of the Carolinas and Georgia. Unpublished document. Botany Department, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- Peet, R. K., T. R. Wentworth, M. P. Schafale, and A.S. Weakley. No date. Unpublished data of the North Carolina Vegetation Survey. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.