Natural Characteristics Summary 



24a. Vegetation - Biotic Community Summary CT 1 



Community type: dead Pinus serotina trunks/Zenobia pulverulenta- 

 mixed pocosin shrubs or Arundinaria gigantea 



Community cover type: Zenobia pulverulenta-mixed pocosin shrubs or 



Arundinaria gigantea 



General habitat feature: high pocosin 



Average canopy height: pre-fire = 15 feet, now 2-4 feet (shrubs) 



Estimated age of canopy trees: 



Canopy cover : not applicable 



Estimated size of community: 8000+ acres 



Successional stage: Pyroclimax 



Common canopy species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



None 



Common sub-canopy or shrub stratum species in community cover or 

 community type (but not dominant) : 



Lyonia lucida, Ilex glabra, Vaccinium sp. , Persea 

 borbonia, Sorbus arbutifolia 



Common herb stratum species in community cover or community type 

 (but not dominant) : 



Smilax laurifolia 

 Woodwardia virginica 

 Carex walteriana 



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