Name:
Schoenus nigricans - Hedyotis nigricans Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
These are calcareous glades of the temperate Coastal Plain, consisting of rather soft, chalky limestone, in Gadsden and Jackson counties, Florida, and Decatur County, Georgia. Dominant herbaceous species are <i>Schoenus nigricans, Hedyotis nigricans var. nigricans, Muhlenbergia capillaris (var. capillaris), Andropogon</i> sp., <i>Setaria</i> sp., <i>Helianthus radula</i>, and <i>Dichanthelium</i> sp. Some additional forbs are <i>Callirhoe papaver, Rudbeckia fulgida, Aristida</i> spp., <i>Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum, Stachys crenata, Lepuropetalon spathulatum, Solidago discoidea, Liatris squarrosa, Symphyotrichum pratense (= Aster sericeus var. microphyllus), Asclepias viridis, Asclepias viridiflora, Ponthieva racemosa, Carex cherokeensis, Rhynchospora</i> spp., and <i>Selaginella ludoviciana</i>. <i>Nostoc commune</i> is abundant on the exposed limestone. Woody species occurring in islands and borders are <i>Berchemia scandens, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Sideroxylon</i> sp., <i>Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Diospyros virginiana, Fraxinus americana, Ulmus alata, Acer leucoderme, Rhus copallinum, Crataegus spathulata, Yucca filamentosa (= Yucca flaccida)</i>, and <i>Viburnum</i> sp.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35033.CEGL004081
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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