ABSTRACT
A year long survey in 1995 provided an overview of the vegetation of a 25.5 ha montane longleaf pine tract on Fort McClellan, a United States Army Post adjacent to Anniston, Alabama. The location in northeast Alabama is close to the elevational limit of the longleaf pine ecosystem. Military maneuvers caused a fire presence to be maintained over time, resulting in the maintenance of this rare peripheral system. However, fire presence had declined from historic frequency, and the forest type was changing from a longleaf pine to a mixed pine-hardwood type. The vegetational survey added to baseline data on the tree components of the tract. The survey identified 146 vascular plant species from 53 families.