Sumter National Forest Final Report - NatureServe

community are highly disturbed and contain exotic species such as Ligustrum japonicum, Dioscorea oppositifolia, and Lonicerajaponica. Pinus echinata, in many occurrences, has been attacked by the Southern Pine Bark Beetle, which will eventually kill thetrees. The concepts of the former associations Pinus echinata - Quercus falcata / Vaccinium pallidum Forest (CEGL007494) andPinus echinata - Quercus prinus / Oxydendrum arboreum / Vaccinium pallidum Forest (CEGL007495) were merged into thisassociation and should be considered variants of this community. Pinus echinata - Quercus alba / Vaccinium pallidum / Hexastylisarifolia - Chimaphila maculata Forest (CEGL008427) includes shortleaf pine - mesic oak forests of the non-coastal plain, non-Ozark/Ouachita portion of the Pinus echinata range, with an overall more mesophytic species composition than the associationdescribed here.CONSERVATION RANKING & RARE SPECIESGRank: G3G4 (2000-1-12): This community occurs within a restricted geographic range and is uncommon within this range.Because this community is poorly known and essentially uninventoried throughout its range, there remain questions regarding itstaxonomic distinctiveness and geographic extent. Further inventory and more detailed field information may expand the current rangeand concept of this type.High-ranked species: No informationELEMENT DISTRIBUTIONRange: This association occurs in the southern fringes of the Southern Blue Ridge, extending into the southern Ridge and Valley andCumberland Plateau. It could possibly range into the upper Piedmont.Subnations: GA, KY, NC, SC, TN?TNC Ecoregions: 50:C, 51:C, 52:?USFS Ecoregions: 231Ag:CCC, 231Dc:CCC, M221Cd:CCC, M221Dc:CCC, M221Dd:CCCFederal Lands: NPS (Great Smoky Mountains, Kings Mountain, Little River Canyon?); USFS (Chattahoochee, Cherokee?, DanielBoone, Nantahala, Sumter)ELEMENT SOURCESReferences: Allard 1990, Evans 1991, NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern U.S. unpubl. data, NatureServe Ecology - SoutheasternU.S. unpubl. data, Peet et al. unpubl. data 2002, Schafale 1998b, Southeastern Ecology Working Group n.d.SHORTLEAF PINE - POST OAK - BLACKJACK OAK / HILLSIDE BLUEBERRY WOODLANDELEMENT IDENTIFIERSNVC association: Pinus echinata - Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica / Vaccinium pallidum WoodlandDatabase Code: CEGL003765Formation: Mixed needle-leaved evergreen - cold-deciduous woodland (II.C.3.N.a)Alliance: Pinus echinata - Quercus stellata - Quercus marilandica Woodland Alliance (A.680)ELEMENT CONCEPTSummary: This shortleaf pine - oak woodland is known from low elevations in the Southern Blue Ridge Escarpment region, andprobably extends into the adjacent southern Ridge and Valley, Cumberland Plateau, and Piedmont. This association is a woodlandwhere Pinus echinata, Quercus stellata, and Quercus marilandica occur in the canopy, each contributing 25-75% to the total canopycoverage. Other species make up less than 25% of the total canopy cover and may include Quercus falcata, Quercus coccinea, Caryapallida, Pinus rigida, and Pinus virginiana. Shrub strata vary in composition and density, but Vaccinium pallidum and otherericaceous species such as Vaccinium stamineum, Gaylussacia ursina, Gaylussacia baccata, and Kalmia latifolia are typical. Herbsfound in these woodlands include Baptisia tinctoria, Chamaecrista fasciculata (= Cassia fasciculata), Chamaecrista nictitans (=Cassia nictitans), Ceanothus americanus, Chrysopsis mariana, Clitoria mariana, Coreopsis tripteris, Crotalaria sagittalis,Desmodium rotundifolium, Saccharum giganteum, Euphorbia corollata, Helianthus atrorubens, Helianthus microcephalus, Pityopsisaspera var. adenolepis, Polygala verticillata, Rudbeckia hirta, Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium, Mimosa microphylla (=Schrankia microphylla), Silphium compositum, Sorghastrum nutans, Stylosanthes biflora, and Tephrosia virginiana.Environment: No informationVegetation: The canopy of stands of this association are dominated by some combination of Pinus echinata, Quercus stellata, andQuercus marilandica (each contributing 25-75% to the total canopy coverage). Other species may include Quercus falcata, Quercuscoccinea, Carya pallida, Pinus rigida, and Pinus virginiana. The shrub strata vary in composition and density, but Vacciniumpallidum and other ericaceous species such as Vaccinium stamineum, Gaylussacia ursina, Gaylussacia baccata, and Kalmia latifoliaare typical. Herbs found in these woodlands include Baptisia tinctoria, Chamaecrista fasciculata (= Cassia fasciculata),Chamaecrista nictitans (= Cassia nictitans), Ceanothus americanus, Chrysopsis mariana, Clitoria mariana, Coreopsis tripteris,Crotalaria sagittalis, Desmodium rotundifolium, Saccharum giganteum, Euphorbia corollata, Helianthus atrorubens, Helianthusmicrocephalus, Pityopsis aspera var. adenolepis, Polygala verticillata, Rudbeckia hirta, Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium,Mimosa microphylla (= Schrankia microphylla), Silphium compositum, Sorghastrum nutans, Stylosanthes biflora, and Tephrosiavirginiana.Dynamics: No informationVegetation of Sumter National Forest April 30 2004Copyright © 2004 NatureServe50