Name:
Pinus elliottii var. densa / Serenoa repens - Tetrazygia bicolor - Guettarda scabra Woodland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This community has an open canopy of Pinus elliottii var. densa occurring over a low-shrub layer and a dense herbaceous stratum characterized by a mix of tropical and temperate taxa with a high percentage of endemic species. Vegetation is typically interspersed with large areas of exposed limestone. A hardwood understory will develop under fire suppression with Quercus virginiana and Lysiloma latisiliquum typically present. Shrub layers are quite diverse and vary locally, with tropical species less abundant in the northern part of this community's range. Shrub strata species may include Acacia farnesiana, Ardisia escallonoides, Sideroxylon reclinatum ssp. reclinatum, Callicarpa americana, Chrysobalanus icaco, Dodonaea viscosa, Ficus aurea, Ficus citrifolia, Guapira discolor, Guettarda scabra, Ilex glabra, Lyonia fruticosa, Metopium toxiferum, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Myrsine floridana, Persea borbonia, Quercus minima, Quercus pumila, Quercus virginiana, Randia aculeata, Rhus copallinum var. leucantha, Sabal etonia (= Sabal miamiensis), Sabal palmetto, Serenoa repens, Sideroxylon salicifolium, Tetrazygia bicolor, Vaccinium myrsinites, and Zamia pumila. Herbaceous species associated with this community include Acalypha chamaedryfolia, Aeschynomene viscidula, Andropogon ternarius, Anemia adiantifolia, Angadenia berteroi, Aristida patula, Asclepias verticillata, Bulbostylis sp., Chamaecrista deeringiana, Crossopetalum ilicifolium, Crotalaria pumila, Euphorbia polyphylla, Jacquemontia curtissii, Liatris chapmanii, Melanthera parvifolia, Opuntia humifusa var. humifusa, Polygala smallii, Schizachyrium spp., and Tragia urens. This community occurs on elevated (2-4 m) outcroppings of mid-Pleistocene marine limestone of the Miami Rock Ridge formation. Soils are shallow, circumneutral sands and sandy loams that accumulate in depressions and cracks in the rock surface. These soils are commonly saturated or the rock surface is very shallowly flooded for extended periods in the rainy season (May-October).
Accession Code:
VB.CC.22634.PINUSELLIOTTIIV
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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