Name:
Quercus hemisphaerica - Carya glabra / Oxydendrum arboreum / Sebastiania fruticosa / Carex baltzellii Forest
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
These forests occur on steep slopes of steepheads and spring-run streams of the Florida Panhandle. The canopy is usually closed (though sometimes somewhat open because of the steep slope), and is typically strongly dominated by <i>Quercus hemisphaerica</i>, though other species, such as <i>Carya pallida, Carya glabra, Quercus virginiana</i>, and <i>Pinus palustris</i> (on upslope ecotone) can occur. The open to closed subcanopy consists of <i>Oxydendrum arboreum, Cornus florida, Quercus arkansana, Magnolia ashei, Magnolia grandiflora, Quercus margarettiae, Ilex opaca var. opaca</i>, and <i>Tilia americana var. caroliniana</i>. The often dense shrub layer is diverse, including <i>Sebastiania fruticosa, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium stamineum, Yucca filamentosa (= Yucca flaccida), Halesia diptera, Sideroxylon lanuginosum (= Bumelia lanuginosa), Illicium floridanum, Asimina parviflora, Hypericum hypericoides, Chionanthus virginicus, Osmanthus americanus, Symplocos tinctoria, Clethra alnifolia, Diospyros virginiana, Ilex coriacea, Ilex glabra, Crataegus lacrimata, Serenoa repens, Callicarpa americana</i>, and (rarely) <i>Pieris phillyreifolia</i>. Woody vines include <i>Bignonia capreolata, Vitis rotundifolia, Clematis reticulata, Gelsemium sempervirens</i>, and <i>Matelea alabamensis</i>. The herb layer is well-developed, and is often dominated by <i>Chasmanthium sessiliflorum</i> and <i>Carex baltzellii</i>, also including <i>Smilax pumila, Mitchella repens, Dichanthelium commutatum, Solidago</i> sp., <i>Pityopsis graminifolia, Iris verna, Uvularia sessilifolia, Elephantopus elatus, Ageratina aromatica, Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum</i>, and <i>Salvia azurea var. azurea</i>.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.35387.CEGL007023
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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