Name:
Quercus virginiana - Pinus clausa / Carya (glabra, pallida) / Serenoa repens Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
These maritime hammocks occur in small parcels along the shoreline of the northern Gulf of Mexico in western Florida. The canopy is dominated by Quercus virginiana, Carya pallida, Carya glabra, Quercus hemisphaerica, Quercus geminata, and Magnolia grandiflora. Other typical canopy trees are Persea borbonia, Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, and Pinus clausa. Shrubs are often dense and composed of the canopy species, as well as Vaccinium stamineum, Ilex opaca, Ilex vomitoria, Morus rubra, Osmanthus americanus, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Serenoa repens, Callicarpa americana, Aesculus pavia, Amelanchier arborea, Asimina parviflora, Clinopodium coccineum (= Calamintha coccinea), and Quercus myrtifolia. Herbs are sparse and include Smilax pumila, Mitchella repens, Desmodium spp., Erythrina herbacea, Galactia microphylla, and Chasmanthium sessiliflorum. The epiphytes Tillandsia usneoides and Pleopeltis polypodioides (= Polypodium polypodioides) are found on the oaks.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.22872.QUERCUSVIRGINIA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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