Name:
Quercus myrtifolia - Quercus geminata - Lyonia lucida - Lyonia ferruginea Shrubland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This ponded scrub association occurs on highly acidic sands with a seasonally high water table on the Ocala National Forest. The vegetation is broadly similar to other Florida scrub associations, but includes a number of different species because of the seasonally high water table. <i>Pinus clausa</i> may form a scattered to open tree layer, or be present only as shrubby regeneration, depending on fire history. Dominant shrub species include <i>Quercus myrtifolia, Quercus geminata, Ceratiola ericoides, Lyonia lucida, Lyonia ferruginea, Serenoa repens, Polygonella polygama (= var. polygama), Vaccinium stamineum, Persea humilis, Lyonia fruticosa, Befaria racemosa, Quercus chapmanii</i>, and <i>Palafoxia feayi</i>. Herbs are scattered and include <i>Aristida gyrans, Aristida purpurascens, Aristida spiciformis, Balduina angustifolia, Bulbostylis ciliatifolia, Callisia graminea (= Cuthbertia graminea), Eragrostis refracta, Galactia elliottii, Lachnocaulon beyrichianum, Lechea minor, Liatris tenuifolia var. quadriflora, Paronychia rugelii, Rhynchospora megalocarpa, Scleria</i> sp., <i>Selaginella arenicola, Sporobolus curtissii</i>, and <i>Triplasis americana</i>. Nonvasculars can be abundant, especially the lichens <i>Cladina evansii, Cladina subtenuis (= Cladonia subtenuis), Cladonia leporina</i>, and <i>Cladonia subradiata</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35351.CEGL008593
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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