Name:
Sabal palmetto - Quercus laurifolia - Quercus virginiana - Magnolia virginiana - Ulmus americana Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This association represents temperate hydric hammocks of Florida and adjacent Georgia. Although this type extends into central Florida, where it may be best developed, examples lack tropical flora. These hydric hammocks typically form where deep groundwater seeps slowly from limestone outcrops. This vegetation is characterized by a moderately diverse canopy, usually composed of Sabal palmetto, Quercus virginiana, Quercus laurifolia, Magnolia virginiana, Ulmus americana (= var. floridana), and sometimes also Pinus taeda, Acer rubrum, Quercus nigra, Celtis laevigata, Liquidambar styraciflua, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, and others. Typical understory species can include Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Cornus foemina, Diospyros virginiana, Magnolia virginiana, Persea palustris, Nyssa biflora, and canopy species. Typical shrubs and woody vines include Sabal minor, Rhapidophyllum hystrix, Viburnum obovatum, Berchemia scandens, Callicarpa americana, Ampelopsis arborea, Persea palustris, and Toxicodendron radicans.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.24588.SABALPALMETTOQU
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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