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CEGL003656 Pinus palustris - (Pinus elliottii) / Ilex coriacea - Cyrilla racemiflora Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine - (Slash Pine) / Large Gallberry - Swamp Titi Woodland
Colloquial Name: East Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Longleaf Pine Flatwoods
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is a saturated longleaf pine woodland from southern portions of the East Gulf Coastal Plain, originally defined based on data from southern areas of De Soto National Forest, including Camp Shelby. The canopy is primarily Pinus palustris, with less Pinus elliottii var. elliottii. The canopy and/or subcanopy also contains Acer rubrum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa biflora, Magnolia virginiana, and Liquidambar styraciflua. The ground layer is shrub-dominated, with Ilex coriacea, Nyssa biflora, Cliftonia monophylla, and Cyrilla racemiflora generally the most abundant shrubs; other tall shrubs include Morella cerifera, Morella caroliniensis, Ilex vomitoria, Ilex glabra, Persea borbonia, Aronia arbutifolia, Osmanthus americanus var. americanus (rarely), and Arundinaria gigantea. Low shrubs include Gaylussacia mosieri, Lyonia lucida, Rhododendron viscosum, and Hypericum brachyphyllum. Herbs include Andropogon spp., Aristida purpurascens var. virgata, Aristida purpurascens var. tenuispica, Carphephorus odoratissimus, Solidago rugosa, and Osmunda cinnamomea; Sphagnum spp. may also be present.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of this association is primarily Pinus palustris, with less Pinus elliottii var. elliottii. The canopy and/or subcanopy also contains Acer rubrum, Liriodendron tulipifera, Nyssa biflora, Magnolia virginiana, and Liquidambar styraciflua. The ground layer is shrub-dominated, with Ilex coriacea, Nyssa biflora, Cliftonia monophylla, and Cyrilla racemiflora generally the most abundant shrubs; other tall shrubs include Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Ilex vomitoria, Ilex glabra, Persea borbonia, Aronia arbutifolia, Osmanthus americanus var. americanus (rarely), and Arundinaria gigantea. Low shrubs include Gaylussacia mosieri, Lyonia lucida, Rhododendron viscosum (= Rhododendron serrulatum), and Hypericum brachyphyllum. Herbs include Andropogon spp., Aristida purpurascens var. virgata, Aristida purpurascens var. tenuispica, Carphephorus odoratissimus, Solidago rugosa, and Osmunda cinnamomea; Sphagnum spp. may also be present. Pinus elliottii is likely more dominant today than historically due to past logging of Pinus palustris and fire exclusion.
Dynamics: The herbaceous and shrub components of this community occur in a mosaic fashion, and relative dominance varies with fire regime.
Environmental Description: This association occurs in saturated mineral soils in broad flats near the coast of the East Gulf Coastal Plain, and in shallow, flat basins associated with creek drainages further inland. Pinus elliottii is likely more dominant today than historically due to past logging of Pinus palustris (longleaf pine) and fire exclusion. The herbaceous and shrub components of this community occur in a mosaic fashion, and relative dominance varies with fire regime.
Geographic Range: This vegetation type is found in the southern portions of the East Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
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 | CEGL003656 Longleaf Pine - (Slash Pine) / Large Gallberry - Swamp Titi Woodland | CEGL003656 | 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: < IIB1c. Wet Longleaf Pine - Slash Pine Flatwoods (Allard 1990)
< Lower Panhandle Savannas (Carr et al. 2010)
< Southern Longleaf Flatwood (Peet and Allard 1993)
< Lower Panhandle Savannas (Carr et al. 2010)
< Southern Longleaf Flatwood (Peet and Allard 1993)
- 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.
- FNAI [Florida Natural Areas Inventory]. 2010a. Guide to the natural communities of Florida: 2010 edition. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL. 228 pp. [https://fnai.org/naturalcommguide.cfm]
- MSNHP [Mississippi Natural Heritage Program]. 2006. Ecological communities of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 9 pp.
- Moore, Julie H. Personal communication. Ecologist, Mississippi Natural Heritage Program, Camp Shelby, MS.
- Peet, R. K., and D. J. Allard. 1993. Longleaf pine vegetation of the Southern Atlantic and Eastern Gulf Coast regions: A preliminary classification. Pages 45-81 in: S. M. Hermann, editor. The Longleaf Pine Ecosystem: Ecology, restoration and management. Proceedings of the eighteenth Tall Timbers fire ecology conference. Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.