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Pinus (palustris, elliottii var. elliottii) / (Quercus geminata) / Serenoa repens / Aristida beyrichiana Woodland | Carr, S. C., K. M. Robertson, an...
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Name: Pinus (palustris, elliottii var. elliottii) / (Quercus geminata) / Serenoa repens / Aristida beyrichiana Woodland
Reference: Carr, S. C., K. M. Robertson, an...
Description: This is a common type of "scrubby flatwoods" of the Florida Panhandle and adjoining areas of northern Florida and Alabama. It typically occupies a transition between scrub and mesic flatwoods and may contain species characteristic of either one of these. Beneath an open canopy of <i>Pinus palustris</i> (and/or possibly <i>Pinus elliottii</i>) is a shrubby understory typically dominated by some combination of <i>Quercus geminata</i> and/or <i>Quercus myrtifolia</i>. <i>Serenoa repens</i> is also a typical component. Other shrubs which may be present include <i>Licania michauxii, Quercus pumila, Ilex glabra, Ilex coriacea, Quercus minima, Gaylussacia dumosa (= var. dumosa), Kalmia hirsuta, Lyonia lucida, Polygonella polygama</i>, and <i>Lyonia ferruginea</i>. Near-coastal Panhandle Florida examples may contain <i>Conradina canescens</i>. <i>Krameria lanceolata</i> is also present. <i>Aristida beyrichiana</i> is common; other herbs may include <i>Aristida spiciformis, Seymeria cassioides</i>, and <i>Carphephorus odoratissimus</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37557.CEGL007714
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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Names:   Common: Longleaf / Slash Pine Scrubby Flatwoods
  Translated: (Longleaf Pine, Slash Pine) / (Sand Live Oak) / Saw Palmetto / Beyrich's Three-awn Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus (palustris, elliottii var. elliottii) / (Quercus geminata) / Serenoa repens / Aristida beyrichiana Woodland
  Code: CEGL007714
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685372 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo