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CEGL004084 Pinus palustris / Quercus pumila - Gaylussacia dumosa / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Running Oak - Dwarf Huckleberry / Little Bluestem Woodland
Colloquial Name: Atlantic Coastal Plain Dry Longleaf Pine / Little Bluestem Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is the drier portion of the longleaf pine woodlands of the South Carolina "wiregrass gap" with Quercus pumila. Stands typically have an open canopy of Pinus palustris with a low-shrub stratum composed of low-stature oaks such as Quercus pumila. Ericaceous shrubs are present, including Gaylussacia dumosa, Vaccinium tenellum, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium crassifolium, and Lyonia mariana. Graminoids and forbs are diverse and abundant, with Schizachyrium scoparium being prominent in the stand.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Glitzenstein and Streng (2004) proposed Quercus minima as an additional nominal for this association, but that taxon is not reliably known from South Carolina (R. Peet pers. comm., Weakley 2002). Even if Quercus minima is present in the state, it would not be an appropriate nominal for an association at this time. Quercus minima was noted (by P. McMillian) as being present at a high cover value in plot FRMA.6.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: In stands of this association, the open canopy is composed of Pinus palustris; Quercus pumila is prominent in the low-shrub layer, with Gaylussacia dumosa. Characteristic herbs include Schizachyrium scoparium and Pteridium aquilinum. Species noted in a plot (fide P. McMillian) assigned here include Andropogon gyrans, Andropogon ternarius, Andropogon virginicus var. decipiens, Anthaenantia villosa, Aristida purpurascens var. virgata, Asclepias tuberosa, Chaptalia tomentosa, Chrysopsis mariana, Cirsium lecontei, Cnidoscolus urens var. stimulosus (= Cnidoscolus stimulosus), Crotalaria purshii, Dichanthelium aciculare (= Dichanthelium angustifolium, = Dichanthelium fusiforme), Dichanthelium consanguineum, Dichanthelium dichotomum var. tenue, Dichanthelium ovale, Dichanthelium strigosum var. leucoblepharis, Dichanthelium strigosum var. strigosum, Eryngium yuccifolium, Eupatorium leucolepis, Eupatorium rotundifolium var. rotundifolium, Galactia erecta, Galactia volubilis, Gaura filipes, Gaylussacia dumosa, Gelsemium sempervirens, Gymnopogon brevifolius, Hypericum cistifolium, Hypericum crux-andreae, Hypericum hypericoides, Ilex glabra, Ionactis linariifolius, Juncus biflorus, Lechea minor, Lespedeza angustifolia, Lespedeza stuevei, Liatris elegans, Liatris pilosa (= Liatris graminifolia), Lyonia mariana, Nyssa sylvatica, Pinus palustris, Pityopsis aspera var. adenolepis, Pityopsis graminifolia var. latifolia, Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum, Pterocaulon pycnostachyum, Quercus falcata, Quercus geminata, Quercus hemisphaerica, Quercus incana, Quercus laevis, Quercus margarettae, Quercus minima, Quercus pumila, Rhexia alifanus, Rhus copallinum, Rhynchosia reniformis, Rhynchospora plumosa, Sassafras albidum, Schizachyrium scoparium (var. stoloniferum), Scleria ciliata (= Scleria elliottii), Smilax glauca, Solidago odora, Stylisma patens, Stylosanthes biflora, Symphyotrichum concolor, Symphyotrichum dumosum, Symphyotrichum walteri (= Aster squarrosus), Tephrosia hispidula, Tephrosia spicata, Tephrosia virginiana, Tragia urens, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium crassifolium, Vaccinium tenellum, Vernonia angustifolia, Xyris caroliniana, and Xyris flabelliformis.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This type is known from the Coastal Plain of South Carolina, in the wiregrass gap region.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
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 | CEGL004084 Longleaf Pine / Running Oak - Dwarf Huckleberry / Little Bluestem Woodland | CEGL004084 | 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: ? Pinus palustris / Quercus hemispherica / Gaylussacia dumosa dumosa / Pteridium aquilinum pseudocaudatum - Schizachyrium scoparium - Tephrosia virginiana Woodland (Peet 1996) [III.Series 10.P: 6 plots in C & B counties - FMNF dry flatwoods.]
? Pinus palustris / Quercus marilandica / Vaccinium tenellum - Quercus pumila / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland (Peet 1996) [III.Series 10.N: central SC dry flatwoods -- 8 plots in H, W, G, J, B, Lee counties.]
= Pinus palustris / Quercus pumila-(Quercus minima)-Gaylussacia dumosa / Pteridium aquilinum-Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland (Glitzenstein and Streng 2004)
? Pinus palustris / Quercus marilandica / Vaccinium tenellum - Quercus pumila / Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland (Peet 1996) [III.Series 10.N: central SC dry flatwoods -- 8 plots in H, W, G, J, B, Lee counties.]
= Pinus palustris / Quercus pumila-(Quercus minima)-Gaylussacia dumosa / Pteridium aquilinum-Schizachyrium scoparium Woodland (Glitzenstein and Streng 2004)
- Glitzenstein, J. S., and D. R. Streng. 2004. Evaluating the NatureServe preliminary plant community classification for Francis Marion National Forest. Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL. Plus appendices and data.
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.