Name:
Pinus elliottii var. elliottii - (Pinus palustris) / Ilex vomitoria - Serenoa repens - Morella cerifera Woodland
Reference:
Carr, S. C., K. M. Robertson, an...
Description:
This maritime-influenced, upland <i>Pinus elliottii var. elliottii</i> woodland occurs on barrier islands and near-coastal areas of the East Gulf Coastal Plain and adjacent South Atlantic region. In addition to <i>Pinus elliottii var. elliottii</i>, stands sometimes contain an admixture of <i>Pinus palustris</i>. In the past, canopy structure in natural stands was open, but now it varies to a more closed structure. A subcanopy is sometimes present and can include <i>Quercus virginiana, Quercus geminata, Quercus hemisphaerica</i>, and <i>Magnolia grandiflora</i>. Typical understory species include <i>Ilex vomitoria, Serenoa repens</i>, and <i>Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera)</i>. Other common shrubs and woody vines are <i>Smilax bona-nox, Smilax auriculata, Smilax laurifolia, Rhus copallinum var. leucantha, Vitis rotundifolia, Vaccinium arboreum</i>, and <i>Persea borbonia</i>. The herb stratum is typically poorly developed but may include <i>Solidago odora var. odora</i> and <i>Tragia urens</i>. On a southern Georgia barrier island, at the Cumberland Island National Seashore, the sparse herb layer contains occasional species expected from more open longleaf pine uplands, including <i>Aristida lanosa, Liatris</i> sp., and <i>Sorghastrum secundum</i>. In northeastern Florida, at the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, dead and dying <i>Persea borbonia</i> indicate that these maritime flatwoods are being affected by laurel wilt, which is caused by a vascular wilt fungus that is transmitted to species in the Lauraceae family via the non-native redbay ambrosia beetle (<i>Xyleborus glabratus</i>).
Accession Code:
VB.CC.37548.CEGL004658
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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