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Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report - USGS

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<strong>USGS</strong>-NPS <strong>Vegetation</strong> <strong>Mapping</strong> Program<br />

Colonial National Historical Park<br />

COMMON NAME (PARK-SPECIFIC): LOBLOLLY PINE PLANTATION<br />

SYNONYMS<br />

USNVC English Name: Loblolly Pine Planted Forest<br />

USNVC Scientific Name: Pinus taeda Planted Forest<br />

USNVC Identifier: CEGL007179<br />

LOCAL INFORMATION<br />

Environmental Description: Loblolly Pine Plantation occurs on areas where Pinus taeda<br />

(loblolly pine) has been planted or areas that have been cleared <strong>and</strong> naturally regenerated as<br />

dense, scrubby Pinus taeda (loblolly pine). In Colonial National Historical Park, these forests<br />

occur on upl<strong>and</strong> flats over various soil types.<br />

<strong>Vegetation</strong> Description: Loblolly Pine Plantations are evergreen forests that result from<br />

planting Pinus taeda (loblolly pine). They can occur as perfect rows of planted Pinus taeda<br />

(loblolly pine) or as dense, young st<strong>and</strong>s. These st<strong>and</strong>s support almost no other tree species in the<br />

overstory <strong>and</strong> typically very little understory <strong>and</strong> no herbaceous species. Typical associates<br />

include Liquidambar styraciflua (sweetgum), Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle),<br />

Microstegium vimineum (Nepalese browntop), <strong>and</strong> Toxicodendron radicans (eastern poison ivy).<br />

The ground usually has a dense cover of pine needles.<br />

Most Abundant Species:<br />

Stratum Lifeform<br />

Species<br />

Tree canopy<br />

Needle-leaved tree Pinus taeda (loblolly pine)<br />

Characteristic Species: Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle), Microstegium vimineum<br />

(Nepalese browntop), Pinus taeda (loblolly pine).<br />

Other Noteworthy Species: Information not available.<br />

Subnational Distribution with Crosswalk Data:<br />

State SRank Rel Conf SName<br />

Reference<br />

VA<br />

SNA . .<br />

[not crosswalked] .<br />

Local Range: Loblolly Pine Plantation is mapped as small areas throughout Colonial National<br />

Historical Park. It is mapped as 13 polygons, covering 51.4 hectares (127.1 acres).<br />

<strong>Classification</strong> Comments: Loblolly Pine Plantations are distinguished from other vegetation in<br />

Colonial National Historical Park by being dominated by Pinus taeda (loblolly pine) with little<br />

or no other tree or shrub species.<br />

Other Comments: Information not available.<br />

Local Description Authors: K. D. Patterson.<br />

Plots: None.<br />

Colonial National Historical Park Inventory Notes: Information not available.<br />

GLOBAL INFORMATION<br />

USNVC CLASSIFICATION<br />

Physiognomic Class Forest (I)<br />

Physiognomic Subclass Evergreen forest (I.A.)<br />

Physiognomic Group Temperate or subpolar needle-leaved evergreen forest (I.A.8.)<br />

Physiognomic Subgroup Planted/Cultivated temperate or subpolar needle-leaved evergreen forest<br />

(I.A.8.C.)<br />

Formation Planted/cultivated temperate or subpolar needle-leaved evergreen forest<br />

(I.A.8.C.x.)<br />

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