Name:
Quercus virginiana - Pinus clausa / Carya (glabra, pallida) / Serenoa repens Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
These maritime hammocks occur in small parcels along the shoreline of the northern Gulf of Mexico in western Florida. The canopy is dominated by <i>Quercus virginiana, Carya pallida, Carya glabra, Quercus hemisphaerica, Quercus geminata</i>, and <i>Magnolia grandiflora</i>. Other typical canopy trees are <i>Persea borbonia, Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola</i>, and <i>Pinus clausa</i>. Shrubs are often dense and composed of the canopy species, as well as <i>Vaccinium stamineum, Ilex opaca, Ilex vomitoria, Morus rubra, Osmanthus americanus, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Serenoa repens, Callicarpa americana, Aesculus pavia, Amelanchier arborea, Asimina parviflora, Clinopodium coccineum (= Calamintha coccinea)</i>, and <i>Quercus myrtifolia</i>. Herbs are sparse and include <i>Smilax pumila, Mitchella repens, Desmodium</i> spp., <i>Erythrina herbacea, Galactia microphylla</i>, and <i>Chasmanthium sessiliflorum</i>. The epiphytes <i>Tillandsia usneoides</i> and <i>Pleopeltis polypodioides (= Polypodium polypodioides)</i> are found on the oaks.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.33375.CEGL004976
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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