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CEGL004814 Pinus serotina - (Pinus palustris) / Saccharum spp. - Eupatorium semiserratum - Sabatia campanulata Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pond Pine - (Longleaf Pine) / Plumegrass species - Small-flower Thoroughwort - Slender Rose-gentian Woodland
Colloquial Name: Atlantic Coastal Plain Longleaf Pine Clay Savanna
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This seasonally saturated longleaf pine - pond pine - loblolly pine woodland is restricted to the wiregrass gap region of South Carolina. The open canopy of this association is dominated by a combination of Pinus palustris and Pinus serotina. This is a placeholder pending further analysis.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: As indicated in the discussion of similar associations, there is much compositional overlap among the various recognized and proposed wet savanna and flatwoods communities of the wiregrass gap region. Though subtle environmental differences may be apparent, it is hypothetically plausible that much of the variation, particularly in composition of dominant grasses, may be random and independent of the environment (Glitzenstein and Streng 2004).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The open canopy of this association is dominated by a combination of Pinus palustris and Pinus serotina (J. Glitzenstein pers. comm. 2009). This is a placeholder pending further analysis.
Dynamics: The maintenance of this vegetation type depends on frequent low-intensity fires that limit competition from hardwood trees and shrubs and help to maintain the high diversity of herbaceous vegetation (Glitzenstein et al. 2003).
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This type is known from the Atlantic Coastal Plain of South Carolina, particularly the wiregrass gap region.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.833108
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1?
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.f Longleaf Pine - Slash Pine - Pond Pine Open Woodland Group | G190 | 1.B.1.Na.1.f |
| Alliance | A3305 Longleaf Pine - Pond Pine Atlantic Coastal Plain Wet Open Woodland Alliance | A3305 | 1.B.1.Na.1.f |
| Association | CEGL004814 Pond Pine - (Longleaf Pine) / Plumegrass species - Small-flower Thoroughwort - Slender Rose-gentian Woodland | CEGL004814 | 1.B.1.Na.1.f |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Glitzenstein, J. S., D. R. Streng, and D. D. Wade. 2003. Fire frequency effects on longleaf pine (Pinus palustris P. Miller) vegetation in South Carolina and northeast Florida. Natural Areas Journal 23:22-37. [http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/5266]
- 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.
- Glitzenstein, Jeff S. Personal communication. Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL.
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.