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Quercus virginiana - (Juniperus virginiana) - Zanthoxylum clava-herculis / Sideroxylon lanuginosum Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Quercus virginiana - (Juniperus virginiana) - Zanthoxylum clava-herculis / Sideroxylon lanuginosum Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: These are supratidal communities occurring on shell middens of Gulf Coast maritime areas; they receive storm tides and are often surrounded by marsh. The plants often form a dense, almost impenetrable shrub thicket or woodland. Little zonation is evident, except at the periphery of the midden area. Saline marsh edge species (<i>Baccharis halimifolia, Borrichia frutescens, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Iva frutescens</i>) rim the shell middens. Some plants are sculpted and damaged by the prevailing southeasterly winds and coastal storms. The shell midden vegetation stands above and contrasts with the surrounding saline marsh. The most common trees are <i>Quercus virginiana</i> and <i>Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana</i>. Other trees include <i>Celtis laevigata var. laevigata, Diospyros virginiana, Morus rubra</i>, and <i>Zanthoxylum clava-herculis</i>. The understory is shrub-dominated and contains caliciphilic species such as <i>Aesculus pavia, Sideroxylon lanuginosum ssp. lanuginosum, Erythrina herbacea, Sabal minor</i>, and <i>Yucca aloifolia</i>. A diverse collection of herbs is present, sometimes including grasses associated with adjacent marshes. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35360.CEGL003523
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Gulf Coast Shell Midden Woodland
  Translated: Live Oak - (Eastern Red-cedar) - Hercules'-club / Gum Bully Woodland
  Scientific: Quercus virginiana - (Juniperus virginiana) - Zanthoxylum clava-herculis / Sideroxylon lanuginosum Woodland
  Code: CEGL003523
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689777 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo