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Quercus virginiana - Quercus hemisphaerica / Ilex vomitoria / Aristida condensata - Panicum amarum var. amarum Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus virginiana - Quercus hemisphaerica / Ilex vomitoria / Aristida condensata - Panicum amarum var. amarum Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occurs on stabilized sand spits along estuarine rivers. It is potentially affected by limited soil development, excessive drainage, and periodic salt disturbance during major storms. The vegetation is a woodland or open forest dominated by <i>Quercus virginiana</i> and <i>Quercus hemisphaerica</i> which are relative short and stunted (5-12 m tall) but not obviously streamlined by salt-spray pruning. Other trees include <i>Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, Pinus taeda</i>, and <i>Carya glabra</i>. An open understory includes <i>Osmanthus americanus</i> and <i>Persea palustris</i>. A patchy shrub layer is dominated by <i>Ilex vomitoria</i>. Woody vines are abundant, especially <i>Smilax auriculata, Smilax bona-nox</i>, and <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i>. The herb layer is patchy and has moderate cover. Species that dominate in patches include <i>Carex arenaria, Spartina patens, Aristida condensata, Panicum amarum var. amarum, Cladonia</i> spp., and <i>Cladina evansii</i>. The herb layer includes a combination of species shared with maritime grasslands, sandhills, and other open habitats. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34840.CEGL004399
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Sand Spit Evergreen Woodland
  Translated: Live Oak - Darlington Oak / Yaupon / Piedmont Three-awn - Bitter Panicgrass Forest
  Scientific: Quercus virginiana - Quercus hemisphaerica / Ilex vomitoria / Aristida condensata - Panicum amarum var. amarum Forest
  Code: CEGL004399
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.821785 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo