Common use of Mesic Pine Flatwoods Clause in Contracts

Mesic Pine Flatwoods. Proposed Conditions. Mesic Pine Flatwoods occur as open forests of scattered pines with a moderate to dense ground cover of grasses (principally wiregrass) and forbs, with a low stratum of saw palmetto and other low shrubs. An understory is absent. Mesic pine flatwoods occur on nearly level topography with moderately to poorly drained acidic sands, often overlaying hardpan or clay subsoil. The dominant canopy species is usually slash pine or longleaf pine. Both species are present on this site. The shrub species of the ground cover may be more conspicuous than the herbaceous species, except during the early period following a fire. The community type and its species are fire dependent. Existing Conditions. Mesic pine flatwoods and mesic pine plantation. Total Acreage. 770.5 acres.