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Quercus virginiana - (Juniperus virginiana) - Zanthoxylum clava-herculis / Sideroxylon lanuginosum Woodland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus virginiana - (Juniperus virginiana) - Zanthoxylum clava-herculis / Sideroxylon lanuginosum Woodland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 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, 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 calciphilic 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: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32396-{94330EB8-4C8C-41DD-A718-0358765DCD7A} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Mar-1994 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Quercus virginiana - Sabal palmetto Coastal Evergreen Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689777 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003523   Translated: Live Oak - (Eastern Red-cedar) - Hercules'-club / Gum Bully Woodland   Common: Gulf Coast Shell Midden Woodland   Scientific: Quercus virginiana - (Juniperus virginiana) - Zanthoxylum clava-herculis / Sideroxylon lanuginosum Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) Quercus virginiana - (Juniperus virginiana) - Zanthoxylum clava-herculis / Sideroxylon lanuginosum Woodland (similar) CEGL003523 (similar) Quercus virginiana - (Juniperus virginiana) - Zanthoxylum clava-herculis / Sideroxylon lanuginosum Woodland