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Ceratiola ericoides - Quercus geminata - (Quercus inopina) - Serenoa repens / Cladonia spp. - Cladina spp. Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Ceratiola ericoides - Quercus geminata - (Quercus inopina) - Serenoa repens / Cladonia spp. - Cladina spp. Shrubland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occurs in Florida on the interior ridges of the peninsula where Ceratiola ericoides often forms pure stands on slightly higher elevations surrounded by scrubby flatwoods. These areas have been called Rosemary balds. Ceratiola ericoides is the dominant species in this shrubland community and may be the only shrub species present in the natural condition. As Ceratiola plants mature, they approach a stable density of 0.3-0.6 shrub per square meter. Like other scrub vegetation, this type occurs on excessively well-drained quartz sands and is maintained by fire. The frequency of fire affects the density of Ceratiola as opposed to other taxa. The herb layer is generally sparse and dominated by lichens (Cladonia leporina, Cladonia prostrata, Cladina evansii, and Cladina subtenuis). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.24000.CERATIOLAERICOI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Florida Rosemary - Sand Live Oak - (Florida Scrub Oak) - Saw Palmetto / Cladonia species - Reindeer Lichen species Shrubland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687937 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Scientific: Ceratiola ericoides - Quercus geminata - (Quercus inopina) - Serenoa repens / Cladonia spp. - Cladina spp. Shrubland
  Common: Florida Peninsula Inland Rosemary Scrub
  Code: CEGL003863
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Ceratiola ericoides - Quercus geminata - (Quercus inopina) - Serenoa repens / Cladonia spp. - Cladina spp. Shrubland