Name:
Quercus hemisphaerica - Carya glabra / Oxydendrum arboreum / Sebastiania fruticosa / Carex baltzellii Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
These forests occur on steep slopes of steepheads and spring-run streams of the Florida Panhandle. The canopy is usually closed (though sometimes somewhat open because of the steep slope), and is typically strongly dominated by Quercus hemisphaerica, though other species, such as Carya pallida, Carya glabra, Quercus virginiana, and Pinus palustris (on upslope ecotone) can occur. The open to closed subcanopy consists of Oxydendrum arboreum, Cornus florida, Quercus arkansana, Magnolia ashei, Magnolia grandiflora, Quercus margarettiae, Ilex opaca var. opaca, and Tilia americana var. caroliniana. The often dense shrub layer is diverse, including Sebastiania fruticosa, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium stamineum, Yucca filamentosa (= Yucca flaccida), Halesia diptera, Sideroxylon lanuginosum (= Bumelia lanuginosa), Illicium floridanum, Asimina parviflora, Hypericum hypericoides, Chionanthus virginicus, Osmanthus americanus, Symplocos tinctoria, Clethra alnifolia, Diospyros virginiana, Ilex coriacea, Ilex glabra, Crataegus lacrimata, Serenoa repens, Callicarpa americana, and (rarely) Pieris phillyreifolia. Woody vines include Bignonia capreolata, Vitis rotundifolia, Clematis reticulata, Gelsemium sempervirens, and Matelea alabamensis. The herb layer is well-developed, and is often dominated by Chasmanthium sessiliflorum and Carex baltzellii, also including Smilax pumila, Mitchella repens, Dichanthelium commutatum, Solidago sp., Pityopsis graminifolia, Iris verna, Uvularia sessilifolia, Elephantopus elatus, Ageratina aromatica, Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum, and Salvia azurea var. azurea.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.22216.QUERCUSHEMISPHA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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