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CEGL003570 Pinus palustris / Aristida stricta - Sorghastrum nutans - Anthaenantia villosa Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Pineland Three-awn - Indiangrass - Green Silkyscale Woodland
Colloquial Name: Fall-line Mesic Longleaf Pine Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a mesic longleaf pine community, without scrub oaks (or with very few individuals of Quercus marilandica), occurring in small areas in sandhill landscapes in the Fall-line Sandhills of North Carolina and South Carolina. Pinus palustris dominates the open to fairly dense canopy (rather often exceeding 60% canopy closure). Typical species are Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans, Anthaenantia villosa, Sorghastrum nutans, Ionactis linariifolius, Gymnopogon brevifolius, Panicum virgatum, Lespedeza capitata, Lespedeza hirta, and Desmodium tenuifolium. Topographically, this community tends to occur in a sandhill landscape, in low moist areas or in small swales on ridgetops or in broad incipient drainages. The boundary between this community and several associated communities which do have scrub oaks is often very sharp. When fire-suppressed, Quercus falcata, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Quercus marilandica may invade.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Anthaenantia villosa, Liatris cokeri, Paspalum bifidum, and Tridens carolinianus help distinguish this community; additionally it occurs in a sandhills context, generally in small occurrences in specialized topographic situations.
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, except for possibly very few individuals of Quercus marilandica. Typical herbaceous species include Schizachyrium scoparium, Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans, Anthaenantia villosa, Sorghastrum nutans, Ionactis linariifolius, Gymnopogon brevifolius, Panicum virgatum, Lespedeza capitata, Lespedeza hirta, and Desmodium tenuifolium. When fire-suppressed, Quercus falcata, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Quercus marilandica may invade.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs in the Fall-line Sandhills landscape, where it is found in low moist areas or in small swales on ridgetops or in broad incipient drainages. Soils include Vaucluse (Typic Hapludult) and Gilead (Aquic Hapludult).
Geographic Range: This mesic longleaf pine community occurs in sandhill landscapes in the Fall-line Sandhills of North Carolina and South Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689843
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 | CEGL003570 Longleaf Pine / Pineland Three-awn - Indiangrass - Green Silkyscale Woodland | CEGL003570 | 1.B.1.Na.1.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Mesic Pine Flatwoods, Sandhills 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.