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Quercus virginiana - Quercus hemisphaerica / Ilex vomitoria / Aristida condensata - Panicum amarum var. amarum Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus virginiana - Quercus hemisphaerica / Ilex vomitoria / Aristida condensata - Panicum amarum var. amarum Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This community occurs on stabilized sand spits along estuarine rivers in southeastern North Carolina and potentially south to Florida. It is potentially affected by limited soil development, excessive drainage, and periodic salt disturbance during major storms. The vegetation is a woodland or open forest dominated by <i>Quercus virginiana</i> and <i>Quercus hemisphaerica</i> which are relative short and stunted (5-12 m tall) but not obviously streamlined by salt-spray pruning. Other trees include <i>Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, Pinus taeda</i>, and <i>Carya glabra</i>. An open understory includes <i>Osmanthus americanus</i> and <i>Persea palustris</i>. A patchy shrub layer is dominated by <i>Ilex vomitoria</i>. Woody vines are abundant, especially <i>Smilax auriculata, Smilax bona-nox</i>, and <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i>. The herb layer is patchy and has moderate cover. Species that dominate in patches include <i>Carex arenaria, Spartina patens, Aristida condensata, Panicum amarum var. amarum, Cladonia</i> spp., and <i>Cladonia evansii</i>. The herb layer includes a combination of species shared with maritime grasslands, sandhills, and other open habitats. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:33190-{875E3283-5EB3-495B-97DA-F8AB8B2FDEDC}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 12-Mar-2009 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.821785 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004399
  Translated: Live Oak - Darlington Oak / Yaupon / Piedmont Three-awn - Bitter Panicgrass Forest
  Common: Sand Spit Evergreen Forest
  Scientific: Quercus virginiana - Quercus hemisphaerica / Ilex vomitoria / Aristida condensata - Panicum amarum var. amarum Forest
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(similar) Quercus virginiana - Quercus hemisphaerica / Ilex vomitoria / Aristida condensata - Panicum amarum var. amarum Forest