Name:
(Magnolia virginiana) / Ilex coriacea - Morella caroliniensis Shrubland
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This community is a broad-leaved evergreen shrubland, sometimes with scattered emergent small trees (sometimes approaching woodland physiognomy). It occurs as small shrub-dominated thickets of less than one acre to several acres in size, in a matrix of hillside bog and longleaf pine woodlands in the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana and Texas. Scattered trees, including <i>Magnolia virginiana, Nyssa biflora</i>, and <i>Acer rubrum</i> may be present. The tall-shrub stratum is dense and supports a variety of evergreen shrubs. Dominant and typical species include <i>Ilex coriacea, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Persea palustris, Alnus serrulata, Toxicodendron vernix, Vaccinium fuscatum, Viburnum nudum var. nudum, Photinia pyrifolia (= Aronia arbutifolia), Lyonia lucida</i>, and <i>Rhododendron oblongifolium</i>. <i>Smilax laurifolia</i> is often an abundant, entangling vine. The herbaceous stratum is sparse to moderately dense, depending on the overstory cover. This stratum is dominated by pteridophytes. <i>Osmunda cinnamomea, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Woodwardia areolata, Onoclea sensibilis</i>, and <i>Woodwardia virginica</i> are typical. Scattered forbs and graminoids typical of open herbaceous seeps, such as <i>Rudbeckia scabrifolia, Solidago patula var. strictula, Carex</i> spp., <i>Dichanthelium</i> spp., may occur in more open examples of this woodland. <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. are generally an abundant ground cover in this community.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.36415.CEGL003530
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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