Name:
Quercus virginiana - Quercus hemisphaerica - Pinus taeda / Persea palustris - Ilex vomitoria Forest
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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 <i>Quercus virginiana</i> and <i>Quercus hemisphaerica</i> with lesser amounts of <i>Pinus taeda</i> and <i>Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola</i>. 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 <i>Persea borbonia, Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, Cornus florida, Osmanthus americanus var. americanus, Ilex opaca var. opaca</i>, and <i>Zanthoxylum clava-herculis</i>. Shrub species include <i>Ilex vomitoria, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Sabal minor</i>, and <i>Callicarpa americana</i>. Dominant vines are <i>Toxicodendron radicans, Vitis rotundifolia, Smilax</i> spp., <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Bignonia capreolata, Berchemia scandens, Ampelopsis arborea</i>, and <i>Gelsemium sempervirens</i>. Typical herbs are <i>Mitchella repens, Asplenium platyneuron var. platyneuron, Chasmanthium laxum, Piptochaetium avenaceum, Galium pilosum, Dichanthelium commutatum, Elephantopus nudatus</i>, and <i>Passiflora lutea</i>. 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.31437.CEGL007027
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
68
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