Name:
(Magnolia virginiana) / Ilex coriacea - Morella caroliniensis Shrubland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This community is a broad-leaved evergreen shrubland, sometimes with scattered emergent small trees (sometimes approaching woodland physiognomy). It occurs as small shrub-dominated thickets of less than one acre to several acres in size, in a matrix of hillside bog and longleaf pine woodlands in the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana and Texas. Scattered trees, including Magnolia virginiana, Nyssa biflora, and Acer rubrum may be present. The tall-shrub stratum is dense and supports a variety of evergreen shrubs. Dominant and typical species include Ilex coriacea, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Persea palustris, Alnus serrulata, Toxicodendron vernix, Vaccinium fuscatum, Viburnum nudum var. nudum, Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia), Lyonia lucida, and Rhododendron oblongifolium. Smilax laurifolia is often an abundant, entangling vine. The herbaceous stratum is sparse to moderately dense, depending on the overstory cover. This stratum is dominated by pteridophytes. Osmunda cinnamomea, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Woodwardia areolata, Onoclea sensibilis, and Woodwardia virginica are typical. Scattered forbs and graminoids typical of open herbaceous seeps, such as Rudbeckia scabrifolia, Solidago patula var. strictula, Carex spp., Dichanthelium spp., may occur in more open examples of this woodland. Sphagnum spp. are generally an abundant ground cover in this community.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.24642.MAGNOLIAVIRGINI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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