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CEGL003569 Pinus palustris / Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea / Aristida stricta - Sorghastrum nutans Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Dwarf Indigobush / Pineland Three-awn - Indiangrass Woodland
Colloquial Name: Atlantic Coastal Plain Mesic Longleaf Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a mesic longleaf pine community, without scrub oaks, occurring on mesic soils in the Middle and Outer Coastal Plain of North Carolina and South Carolina. Pinus palustris dominates the open to fairly dense canopy (rather often exceeding 60% canopy closure). Typical species are Andropogon ternarius, Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum nutans, Panicum virgatum, Tephrosia florida, Lespedeza capitata, Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea, and Rhexia alifanus. Topographically, this community occurs in fairly large flat expanses in a flatwoods landscape, and sometimes occurs in a matrix with wetter longleaf pine savanna communities. When fire-suppressed, Quercus falcata, Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum, Quercus nigra, and Nyssa sylvatica may invade.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: In natural condition this is a large-patch community type; however, the areal extent has been heavily reduced due to agricultural clearing and now persists in only small patches (M. Schafale pers. comm.). This community type is closely related to, and ultimately may not prove to be distinguishable from, ~Pinus palustris / Aristida stricta - Sorghastrum nutans - Anthaenantia villosa Woodland (CEGL003570)$$. Carphephorus odoratissimus, Desmodium tenuifolium, Tephrosia hispidula, and Liatris pilosa help distinguish this community from CEGL003570; additionally it occurs in a flat context, generally in larger occurrences.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The open to fairly dense canopy is dominated by Pinus palustris (which may exceed 60% canopy closure). Scrub oaks are typically absent. Typical herbaceous species are Andropogon ternarius, Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans, Aristida stricta, Schizachyrium scoparium, Sorghastrum nutans, Panicum virgatum, Tephrosia florida, Lespedeza capitata, Amorpha herbacea var. herbacea, and Rhexia alifanus. When fire-suppressed, Quercus falcata, Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum, Quercus nigra, and Nyssa sylvatica may invade. The characteristic herbs are typically affiliated with finer-textured soils. Most NCVS plots of this type (96%) contain Aristida stricta.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Topographically, this community occurs in fairly large flat expanses in a flatwoods landscape, and sometimes occurs in a matrix with wetter longleaf pine savanna communities. Soils include Rains (Typic Paleudult), Kenansville (Arenic Hapludult), Gilead (Aquic Hapludult), Stallings (Xeric Paleaquult), Goldsboro (Aquic Paleudult), Foreston (Aquic Paleudult), Norfolk (Typic Paleudult), Craven (Aquic Hapludult), Leaf (Typic Albaquult), and Baymeade (Arenic Hapludult).
Geographic Range: This mesic longleaf pine community occurs in the Middle and Outer Coastal Plain of North Carolina and South Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
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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.d Longleaf Pine / Sand Post Oak / Three-awn species Woodland Group | G009 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Alliance | A3127 Longleaf Pine / Three-awn species - Little Bluestem Southeastern Coastal Plain Woodland Alliance | A3127 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
| Association | CEGL003569 Longleaf Pine / Dwarf Indigobush / Pineland Three-awn - Indiangrass Woodland | CEGL003569 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
Concept Lineage: Created 1996-02-01, accidentally archived 2014-11-11, reactivated 2016-09-20.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Mesic Pine Flatwoods, Coastal Plain Variant (Schafale 1994)
- 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. 1994. Inventory of longleaf pine natural communities. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 230 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.