Name:
Quercus virginiana - Quercus hemisphaerica - Pinus taeda / Persea borbonia Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This community is a low- to moderate-stature, broad-leaved evergreen forest that is often, though not always, sculpted into streamlined forms by wind-borne salt spray due to proximity to the Atlantic Ocean, especially on barrier islands. This type ranges from southeastern Virginia to South Carolina (and possibly Georgia). Canopies are dominated by Quercus virginiana and Quercus hemisphaerica with lesser amounts of Pinus taeda and Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola. Subcanopy and shrub layers are well-developed and vines are typically abundant. The herb layer is sparse and low in diversity. Typical understory components include Persea borbonia, Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, Cornus florida, Osmanthus americanus var. americanus, Ilex opaca var. opaca, and Zanthoxylum clava-herculis. Shrub species include Ilex vomitoria, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Sabal minor, and Callicarpa americana. Dominant vines are Toxicodendron radicans, Vitis rotundifolia, Smilax spp., Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Bignonia capreolata, Berchemia scandens, Ampelopsis arborea, and Gelsemium sempervirens. Typical herbs are Mitchella repens, Asplenium platyneuron var. platyneuron, Chasmanthium laxum, Piptochaetium avenaceum, Galium pilosum, Dichanthelium commutatum, Elephantopus nudatus, and Passiflora lutea. This community occurs on sand flats, lower slopes, and on stabilized dunes that are protected from saltwater flooding but experience light to moderate salt spray.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.28278.QUERCUSVIRGINIA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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