Sumter National Forest Final Report - NatureServe

• Loblolly Pine - Hardwood: 82 (Eyre 1980) ?• Loblolly Pine-Oak Series (Diamond 1993) ?• Lowland Pine - Oak Forest (Foti 1994b) ?• Mixed Hardwood-Loblolly Pine Forest (Smith 1996a) I• T1B3aIII4a. Pinus echinata - Pinus taeda - Quercus spp. (stellata, alba, falcata) (Foti et al. 1994) ?• White Oak - Loblolly Pine/Callicarpa Loamy Mesic Lower Slopes and Terraces (Turner et al. 1999) IClassification Comments: NoneALLIANCE DISTRIBUTIONRange: This alliance encompasses pine-oak forests of the Coastal Plain and some adjacent provinces from Virginia to Texas. Thisincludes the mesic to dry-mesic loblolly pine-oak-hickory forests of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas; dry forests on flats in thePiedmont of, at least, North Carolina and South Carolina that are dominated by Pinus taeda with a combination of the nominal oaks;and related vegetation in the East Gulf and Atlantic coastal plains.Subnations: AL, AR, DE, FL?, GA, LA, MD, MS, NC?, OK, SC, TN?, TX, VATNC Ecoregions: 31:C, 40:C, 41:C, 43:P, 44:P, 50:?, 52:P, 53:C, 56:C, 57:C, 58:C, 62:CUSFS Ecoregions: 231Aa:CCC, 231Ac:CCC, 231Ae:CCC, 231Af:CCC, 231Ah:CCP, 231Ba:CCP, 231Bc:CCP, 231Bd:CCC,231Be:CCC, 231Bg:CCP, 231Bh:CCP, 231Bi:CCC, 231C:CC, 231Ea:CCC, 231Ee:CCC, 231Ef:CCC, 231Eg:CCC, 231Eh:CCC,231Ei:CCC, 231Ej:CCC, 231En:CCC, 231Fa:CCC, 232Ac:CCC, 232Ad:CCC, 232Ba:CCC, 232Bb:CCC, 232Bi:CCP, 232Bj:CCP,232Bk:CCP, 232Bl:CCC, 232Bm:CCP, 232Bn:CCC, 232Bo:CCP, 232Bq:CCC, 232Br:CCC, 232Bt:CCC, 232Bu:CCC, 232Bv:CCC,232Bx:CCC, 232Bz:CCC, 232Ca:CCC, 232Cb:CCC, 232Ce:CCC, 232E:C?, 232Fa:CCC, 232Fb:CCC, 232Fe:CCC, 234Ab:PP?,234Ac:PPP, 234Ah:PPP, 255:?Federal Lands: DOD (Fort Benning); NPS (Chickamauga-Chattanooga, Kennesaw Mountain, Rock Creek); USFS (Angelina,Apalachicola?, Bienville, Conecuh, Croatan?, Davy Crockett, De Soto, Francis Marion, Holly Springs, Homochitto, Kisatchie,Oconee, Sabine NF, Sam Houston, St. Francis, Sumter?, Talladega, Tombigbee, Tuskegee, Uwharrie?); USFWS (Eufaula, Noxubee?)ALLIANCE SOURCESReferences: Allard 1990, Baker and Langdon 1990, Clarke et al. 2000, Diamond 1993, Eyre 1980, Foti 1994b, Foti et al. 1994,Golden 1979, Martin and Smith 1991, Martin and Smith 1993, Smith 1996a, Smith pers. comm., Turner et al. 1999, Wieland 1994bI.C.3.N.A. PINUS ECHINATA - QUERCUS (COCCINEA, PRINUS) FOREST ALLIANCE (A.395)SHORTLEAF PINE - (SCARLET OAK, ROCK CHESTNUT OAK) FOREST ALLIANCEALLIANCE CONCEPTSummary: This alliance includes mixed Pinus echinata - Quercus spp. forests of the low mountains in the Blue Ridge/Piedmonttransition, extending into the southern Ridge and Valley and Cumberland Plateau of the southeastern United States. Pinus echinataand some combination of the nominal oaks (Quercus coccinea, Quercus prinus) are dominant. Associated species include Quercusfalcata, Quercus stellata, Quercus marilandica, Carya pallida, Oxydendrum arboreum, and Cornus florida in the canopy andsubcanopy. Pinus virginiana may also be a component. Gaylussacia baccata, Gaylussacia ursina, Vaccinium pallidum, Vacciniumstamineum, and Kalmia latifolia are typical shrubs. Herbaceous species that are common to these forests include Chimaphilamaculata, Iris verna, Pteridium aquilinum var. latiusculum, Silphium compositum, Smilax glauca, Goodyera pubescens,Schizachyrium scoparium, Dichanthelium dichotomum, and Danthonia sericea. These forests occur on exposed, rocky ridges andupper, convex slopes, as well as more protected sites. Species composition varies with bedrock geology and exposure.Related Concepts:• Appalachian pine-oak forest (Evans 1991) ?• Dry Oak--Hickory Forest (Schafale and Weakley 1990) I• IA6a. Dry Shortleaf Pine - Oak - Hickory Forest (Allard 1990) I• Mixed Oaks-Shortleaf Pine HR (Pyne 1994) ?• Shortleaf Pine - Oak: 76 (Eyre 1980) IClassification Comments: Originally defined from the Chattooga Basin Project, where quantitative analysis showed this allianceconcept to apply to a large percentage of the vegetation sampled in this tri-state watershed (S. Simon pers. comm.). This concept waslater expanded in range and concept to include shortleaf pine - dry site oak forests of the greater southern Appalachian region(including the southern Ridge and Valley and Cumberland Plateau), and has an overall xerophytic species composition.ALLIANCE DISTRIBUTIONRange: This alliance occurs in the low mountains of the Blue Ridge/Piedmont transition, extending into the southern Ridge andValley and Cumberland Plateau of the southeastern United States. It is known from the states of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, NorthCarolina, and South Carolina, and may possibly occur in Tennessee.Subnations: AL, GA, KY, NC, SC, TN?TNC Ecoregions: 50:C, 51:C, 52:PVegetation of Sumter National Forest April 30 2004Copyright © 2004 NatureServe22