Sumter National Forest Final Report - NatureServe

USFS Ecoregions: 221D:CC, 221Ha:CCC, 221Hb:CCC, 221Hc:CCC, 221He:CCC, 221J:CC, 222Ej:CCC, 222En:CCC,222Eo:CCC, 231Cd:CCC, M221Aa:CCC, M221Ab:CCC, M221Ac:CCC, M221Ca:CCP, M221Cb:CCP, M221Cc:CCP,M221Cd:CCC, M221Ce:CCP, M221Da:CCC, M221Db:CCC, M221Dc:CCC, M221Dd:CCCFederal Lands: NPS (Great Smoky Mountains, Little River Canyon?, Shiloh); TVA (Tellico); USFS (Bankhead, Chattahoochee,Cherokee, Daniel Boone, George Washington, Jefferson, Sumter, Uwharrie?)ELEMENT SOURCESReferences: Allard 1990, Ambrose 1990a, Andreu and Tukman 1995, Eyre 1980, Fike 1999, Fleming and Coulling 2001, Flemingand Moorhead 2000, Nelson 1986, Patterson et al. 1999, Pyne 1994, Southeastern Ecology Working Group n.d.SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN LOW MOUNTAIN PINE FORESTEASTERN WHITE PINE / MOUNTAIN LAUREL - (DEERBERRY, BEAR HUCKLEBERRY) FORESTELEMENT IDENTIFIERSNVC association: Pinus strobus / Kalmia latifolia - (Vaccinium stamineum, Gaylussacia ursina) ForestDatabase Code: CEGL007100Formation: Rounded-crowned temperate or subpolar needle-leaved evergreen forest (I.A.8.N.b)Alliance: Pinus strobus Forest Alliance (A.128)ELEMENT CONCEPTSummary: This association includes natural stands of forest vegetation with a canopy dominated by Pinus strobus. This communityoccurs at lower elevations (below 900 m) in the Southern Blue Ridge region of the southern Appalachians on upper slopes andridgetops protected by higher landforms. Other minor canopy species may include Pinus rigida, Quercus coccinea, and Acer rubrum.These forests often have open subcanopies composed of Oxydendrum arboreum, Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, and Cornus florida.The shrub stratum is patchy to continuous and dominated by ericaceous species, typically Gaylussacia ursina, or Vacciniumstamineum, and Kalmia latifolia. Other common species in the shrub/sapling stratum may include Gaylussacia baccata, Vacciniumpallidum, Acer rubrum, and Castanea dentata. Typical herbaceous species include Galax urceolata, Chimaphila maculata, Goodyerapubescens, Epigaea repens, Medeola virginiana, Lysimachia quadrifolia, Uvularia puberula, and Chamaelirium luteum.Environment: This community occurs at lower elevations (below 900 m) in the Southern Blue Ridge region of the southernAppalachians on upper slopes and ridgetops protected by higher landforms.Vegetation: This association includes natural stands of forest vegetation with a canopy dominated by Pinus strobus. Other minorcanopy species may include Pinus rigida, Quercus coccinea, and Acer rubrum. These forests often have open subcanopies composedof Oxydendrum arboreum, Acer rubrum, Nyssa sylvatica, and Cornus florida. The shrub stratum is patchy to continuous anddominated by ericaceous species, typically Gaylussacia ursina or Vaccinium stamineum, and Kalmia latifolia. Other common speciesin the shrub/sapling stratum may include Gaylussacia baccata, Vaccinium pallidum, Acer rubrum, and Castanea dentata. Typicalherbaceous species include Galax urceolata, Chimaphila maculata, Goodyera pubescens, Epigaea repens, Medeola virginiana,Lysimachia quadrifolia, Uvularia puberula, and Chamaelirium luteum.Dynamics: No informationSimilar Associations:Related Concepts:• IA6f. Dry White Pine Ridge Forest (Allard 1990) B• White Pine Forest (Schafale 1998b) ?• White Pine, BR (Pyne 1994) ?Classification Comments:CONSERVATION RANKING & RARE SPECIESGRank: G2G3 (2000-1-4): This community is geographically restricted and uncommon within its range.High-ranked species: No informationELEMENT DISTRIBUTIONRange: This community is known from the escarpment region of the Southern Blue Ridge and the Great Smoky Mountains ofTennessee.Subnations: GA, NC, SC, TNTNC Ecoregions: 51:CUSFS Ecoregions: M221Dc:CCC, M221Dd:CCCFederal Lands: NPS (Great Smoky Mountains); USFS (Chattahoochee, Nantahala, Sumter)Vegetation of Sumter National Forest April 30 2004Copyright © 2004 NatureServe48