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Formation: Mixed needle-leaved evergreen - cold-deciduous forest (I.C.3.N.a)Alliance: Pinus taeda - Quercus (alba, falcata, stellata) Forest Alliance (A.404)ELEMENT CONCEPTSummary: This association comprises mixed loblolly pine - oak forests for the eastern and interior portions of the alliance's range. Inparts of the prescribed range this type could represent semi-natural stands of Pinus taeda mixed with Quercus spp. that develop fromPinus taeda plantations that have aged sufficiently to lose the pure pine character and develop more of a hardwood component. Thepresence in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain has been questionable and remains so; perhaps peripheral here?Environment: Throughout the range, associations of this alliance occur on dry sand or sand loam, clay loam, or silty clay loams.Soils are often coarse textured, shallow and droughty. This vegetation occurs on mid to lower slopes on broad flats or in shelteredravines.Vegetation: This association has not been defined yet and is based on the alliance classification. Pinus virginiana and Pinus taedaare usually present, generally less abundant in more mature stands. Quercus falcata is characteristic but other oaks are also presentincluding Quercus alba, Quercus stellata, Quercus velutina, Quercus coccinea, Quercus marilandica, and Quercus phellos. Otherless prevalent associates include Nyssa sylvatica, Carya glabra, Carya alba, Pinus rigida, Liquidambar styraciflua, Cerciscanadensis, and Cornus florida. Ericaceous shrubs are common including Vaccinium spp., Gaylussacia spp., Rhododendronpericlymenoides (= Rhododendron nudiflorum), and Kalmia latifolia. Typical herbs and vines are Gaultheria procumbens, Mitchellarepens, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and Smilax spp.Dynamics: No informationSimilar Associations:Related Concepts: No informationClassification Comments:CONSERVATION RANKING & RARE SPECIESGRank: GNR (1997-9-11): No informationHigh-ranked species: No informationELEMENT DISTRIBUTIONRange: This type could occur in the Piedmont or adjacent/related ecoregions (Atlantic Coastal Plain, Cumberlands / Southern Ridgeand Valley).Subnations: MD, NC?, SC?, TN?, VATNC Ecoregions: 50:?, 52:P, 57:?USFS Ecoregions: 231:P, 232:PFederal Lands: NPS (Rock Creek); USFS (Sumter?, Uwharrie?)ELEMENT SOURCESReferences: Southeastern Ecology Working Group n.d.LOBLOLLY PINE / SWEETGUM - RED MAPLE / DEERBERRY FORESTELEMENT IDENTIFIERSNVC association: Pinus taeda / Liquidambar styraciflua - Acer rubrum var. rubrum / Vaccinium stamineum ForestDatabase Code: CEGL006011Formation: Rounded-crowned temperate or subpolar needle-leaved evergreen forest (I.A.8.N.b)Alliance: Pinus taeda Forest Alliance (A.130)ELEMENT CONCEPTSummary: This association represents stands in which Pinus taeda is the monospecific dominant tree in the overstory. These aregenerally early- to mid-successional forests where the pines have reached tree size (as opposed to saplings) and have been establishedfor a long enough period to have developed a closed canopy. Below the canopy of Pinus taeda, a well-developed subcanopy ofhardwoods is present. Acer rubrum var. rubrum and Liquidambar styraciflua are often the dominant species in the subcanopy. Ifsignificant numbers of these species enter the canopy, the stand would be covered by another association (e.g., CEGL008462).Although this forest may result from a planted stand [see CEGL007179], it is distinguished from young pine plantations by tree heightand the formation of distinct stratal layers, especially a well-developed subcanopy. This type may also develop following sitepreparation, with or without site conversion, and also following agriculture. It is a wide ranging type, most common from thePiedmont of Virginia, through North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, likely extending throughout the adjacentCoastal Plain. A large amount of variability exists in species composition and density due to geographic and disturbance factors.Stands typically have more-or-less closed canopies, understories dominated by fire-intolerant hardwoods, and shrub-dominated lowerstrata.Environment: This forest follows agricultural cropping or silvicultural site preparation on a variety of sites, and presumably is morelikely on moderately dissected topography where fire is a rare occurrence. This community usually is not present on steep slopes andVegetation of Sumter National Forest April 30 2004Copyright © 2004 NatureServe42
does not occur on wet soils. It occurs on well- to moderately well-drained soils, usually Ultisols, on sites that formerly were underhardwood cover or subjected to agriculture.Vegetation: The tree canopy of Pinus taeda is at least 60% but may be considerably more dense, up to and including closedcanopies. Tree subcanopy density varies with stand disturbance history but generally is
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Page 19 and 20: Summary: A short description of the
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Page 29 and 30: • Appalachian pine-oak forest (Ev
Page 31 and 32: • Maritime Oak - Holly Forest / W
Page 33 and 34: ALLIANCE CONCEPTSummary: This allia
Page 35 and 36: Related Concepts:• Yellow-Poplar:
Page 37 and 38: virginiana, Sanicula canadensis, De
Page 39 and 40: Federal Lands: COE (Claiborne Lake)
Page 41 and 42: ALLIANCE SOURCESReferences: Allard
Page 43 and 44: Quercus alba and Quercus velutina a
Page 45 and 46: USFS Ecoregions: 221Hc:CCC, 221He:C
Page 47 and 48: ALLIANCE CONCEPTSummary: This allia
Page 49 and 50: USFS Ecoregions: 221Eb:PP?, M221Ab:
Page 51 and 52: Federal Lands: NPS (Great Smoky Mou
Page 53 and 54: the associated species. More Appala
Page 55 and 56: ALLIANCE DISTRIBUTIONRange: This al
Page 57 and 58: USFS Ecoregions: 221Ha:CCC, 221Hc:C
Page 59 and 60: elevation environments such as Leio
Page 61 and 62: CULTIVATED FORESTEASTERN WHITE PINE
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Page 67 and 68: Liriodendron tulipifera, although o
Page 69 and 70: ELEMENT SOURCESReferences: Allard 1
Page 73 and 74: Similar Associations:• Pinus echi
Page 75 and 76: • Pinus echinata - Quercus stella
Page 77 and 78: this association occurs in edaphica
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Page 83 and 84: CONSERVATION RANKING & RARE SPECIES
Page 85 and 86: • Quercus alba - Carya alba / Euo
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Page 89 and 90: WHITE OAK - MOCKERNUT HICKORY / AME
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Page 93 and 94: Vegetation: This association encomp
Page 95 and 96: ELEMENT DISTRIBUTIONRange: This com
Page 97 and 98: • Quercus prinus - Carya spp. - Q
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Page 103 and 104: High-ranked species: No information
Page 105 and 106: Dynamics: No informationSimilar Ass
Page 107 and 108: protrusa, Grammitis nimbata (= Micr
Page 109 and 110: ELEMENT DISTRIBUTIONRange: This for
Page 111 and 112: COMMON WATER-WILLOW HERBACEOUS VEGE
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Formation: Temporarily flooded temp
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epeated flooding, this community ma
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USFS Ecoregions: 221Ba:CCC, 221Ha:C
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Classification Comments: On the Ban
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Classification Comments: This veget
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BIBLIOGRAPHYALNHP [Alabama Natural
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DeYoung, H. R. 1979. The white pine
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Gettman, R. W. 1974. A floristic su
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Lea, C. 2002a. Vegetation classific
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Pittman, Dr. Albert. Personal commu
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Tobe, J. D., J. E. Fairey, III, and
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