Name:
Ilex coriacea - Lyonia lucida - Smilax laurifolia Shrubland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association includes saturated shrub thickets of the East Gulf and South Atlantic coastal plains, occurring on seepage slopes and in poorly drained flats and depressions. Characteristic species are Ilex coriacea, Lyonia lucida, Smilax laurifolia, Clethra alnifolia, and Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia). In Louisiana, this includes overgrown savannas. In an example from a seepage slope on Fort Gordon, Georgia, the dominant shrubs are Lyonia lucida and Lyonia ligustrina. Other shrubs and woody plants include Ilex glabra, Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Rhododendron sp., Liquidambar styraciflua, Alnus serrulata, Rhus copallinum, Acer rubrum, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Vaccinium tenellum, Gaylussacia frondosa, Gaylussacia dumosa, and Gordonia lasianthus. Herb layer dominants are Osmunda cinnamomea and Chasmanthium laxum?. Other herbs present include Xyris sp., Eupatorium rotundifolium, Rhexia sp., Pteridium aquilinum, Agalinis sp., Rubus sp., Polygala lutea, Andropogon gyrans, Panicum sp., and Cuscuta sp. A prominent vine is Smilax laurifolia.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.23664.ILEXCORIACEALYO
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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