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CEGL007135 Pinus palustris / Quercus margarettae / Aristida beyrichiana - Rhynchosia reniformis Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: This submesic association occupies the eastern Florida Panhandle extending into northern peninsular Florida and adjacent Georgia. The open canopy is dominated by Pinus palustris, with an oak midstory stratum, including Quercus laevis, Quercus incana, Quercus margarettae, and Quercus hemisphaerica.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Pine / Sand Post Oak / Beyrich''s Three-awn - Dollarleaf Woodland
Colloquial Name: Florida Red Hills Submesic Longleaf Pine Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This submesic association occupies the eastern Florida Panhandle extending into northern peninsular Florida and adjacent Georgia. It occurs on several physiographic landforms, including the northern highlands and the coastal lowlands of the eastern panhandle. Included in this concept are ridgetop and upper slope communities of the Tallahassee Red Hills and Munson Hills regions. Soils are Entisols and Ultisols with relatively high pH and surface silt content. The open canopy of this association is dominated by Pinus palustris. Several deciduous oak species populate the midstory stratum, including Quercus laevis, Quercus incana, Quercus margarettae, and Quercus hemisphaerica. The more mesic status is indicated by the importance of Asimina angustifolia in the shrub layer along with Rhus copallinum, Vaccinium arboreum, and Vaccinium stamineum. The species-rich herbaceous layer is dominated by Aristida beyrichiana. Important diagnostic species include Helianthemum carolinianum, Dyschoriste oblongifolia, Gymnopogon ambiguus, Elephantopus elatus, Pteridium aquilinum, Rhynchosia reniformis, Symphyotrichum concolor, and Vernonia angustifolia.
Diagnostic Characteristics: This type is distinguished from other xeric and subxeric types by the prevalence of Quercus margarettae, notable absence of Quercus geminata and Quercus myrtifolia, and the presence of Vaccinium arboreum and Vaccinium stamineum. This association is the most "mesic" and species-rich of the types in ~Xeric Longleaf Pine Woodland Group (G154)$$ in Florida.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Concept and description are based on 28 plots from the Carolina Vegetation Survey (http://vegbank.org/cite/VB.ds.199704). Several plots from the Aristida beyrichiana-free portion of Eglin Air Force Base have been attributed to ~Pinus palustris / Quercus laevis / Schizachyrium scoparium - Rhynchosia cytisoides Woodland (CEGL003587)$$, analysis suggests they fit better in ~Pinus palustris / Quercus laevis / Licania michauxii / Pityopsis aspera Woodland (CEGL003583)$$. This association (CEGL007135) also overlaps SSU1 (North Florida Longleaf Woodlands) and SSU2 (North Florida Sub-xeric Sandhills) of Carr et al. (2010).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The open canopy of this association is dominated by Pinus palustris. Several deciduous oak species populate the midstory stratum, including Quercus laevis, Quercus incana, Quercus margarettae, and Quercus hemisphaerica. The more mesic status is indicated by the importance of Asimina angustifolia in the shrub layer along with Rhus copallinum, Vaccinium arboreum, and Vaccinium stamineum. The herb layer is dominated by Aristida beyrichiana and other bunchgrass species; common grasses are Andropogon gyrans var. gyrans (= Andropogon elliottii), Dichanthelium aciculare (= Dichanthelium angustifolium), Dichanthelium ovale, Gymnopogon ambiguus, Schizachyrium scoparium var. stoloniferum, and Sorghastrum secundum. Other species include Elephantopus elatus, Dyschoriste oblongifolia, Pityopsis graminifolia, Solidago odora, and Pteridium aquilinum. This association is distinguished by its high species richness at all spatial scales and the relative abundance of ground cover species in the Fabaceae and Asteraceae. Important diagnostic species include Helianthemum carolinianum (= Crocanthemum carolinianum), Dyschoriste oblongifolia, Gymnopogon ambiguus, Elephantopus elatus, Pteridium aquilinum, Rhynchosia reniformis, Symphyotrichum concolor, and Vernonia angustifolia.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: It occurs on several physiographic landforms, including the northern highlands and the coastal lowlands of the eastern panhandle (Puri and Vernon 1964). Included in this concept are ridgetop and upper slope communities of the Tallahassee Red Hills and Munson Hills regions, where this association may co-occur with mesic "clayhills" and flatwoods in lower slope positions. Soils are Entisols and Ultisols with relatively high pH and surface silt content.
Geographic Range: This submesic association occupies the eastern Florida Panhandle extending into northern peninsular Florida and adjacent Georgia. Known occurrences are from Wakulla, Leon, Jefferson, Thomas, Grady, Jackson, Gilchrist, Alachua, Suwannee, Columbia, Hamilton, and Madison counties, Florida, and the adjacent Red Hills region of Georgia (Thomas and Grady counties). This type is common near Brooksville, Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.932248
Confidence Level: High
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.c Longleaf Pine / Turkey Oak Xeric Woodland Group | G154 | 1.B.1.Na.1.c |
| Alliance | A4076 Longleaf Pine / Turkey Oak - Sand Live Oak Woodland Alliance | A4076 | 1.B.1.Na.1.c |
| Association | CEGL007135 Longleaf Pine / Sand Post Oak / Beyrich''s Three-awn - Dollarleaf Woodland | CEGL007135 | 1.B.1.Na.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pinus palustris / Quercus margarettae / Aristida beyrichiana - Rhynchosia reniformis Woodland (Palmquist et al. 2016)
>< North Florida Longleaf Woodlands (Carr et al. 2010)
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- 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.
- Palmquist, K. A., R. K. Peet, and S. C. Carr. 2016. Xeric longleaf pine vegetation of the Atlantic and East Gulf Coast Coastal Plain: An evaluation and revision of associations within the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. Proceedings of the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. [in press]
- Puri, H. S., and R. O. Vernon. 1964. Summary of the geology of Florida. Florida Geological Survey Special Publication 5 (revised). 312 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.