Name:
Quercus hemisphaerica - Carya glabra / Oxydendrum arboreum / Ditrysinia fruticosa / Carex baltzellii Forest
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
These forests occur on steep slopes of steepheads and spring-run streams of the Florida Panhandle. The canopy is usually closed (though sometimes somewhat open because of the steep slope), and is typically strongly dominated by <i>Quercus hemisphaerica</i>, though other species, such as <i>Carya pallida, Carya glabra, Quercus virginiana</i>, and <i>Pinus palustris</i> (on upslope ecotone) can occur. The open to closed subcanopy consists of <i>Oxydendrum arboreum, Cornus florida, Quercus arkansana, Magnolia ashei, Magnolia grandiflora, Quercus margarettae, Ilex opaca var. opaca</i>, and <i>Tilia americana var. caroliniana</i>. The often dense shrub layer is diverse, including <i>Ditrysinia fruticosa, Vaccinium arboreum, Vaccinium stamineum, Yucca flaccida, Halesia diptera, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Illicium floridanum, Asimina parviflora, Hypericum hypericoides, Chionanthus virginicus, Osmanthus americanus, Symplocos tinctoria, Clethra alnifolia, Diospyros virginiana, Ilex coriacea, Ilex glabra, Crataegus lacrimata, Serenoa repens, Callicarpa americana</i>, and (rarely) <i>Pieris phillyreifolia</i>. Woody vines include <i>Bignonia capreolata, Vitis rotundifolia, Clematis reticulata, Gelsemium sempervirens</i>, and <i>Matelea alabamensis</i>. The herb layer is well-developed, and is often dominated by <i>Chasmanthium sessiliflorum</i> and <i>Carex baltzellii</i>, also including <i>Smilax pumila, Mitchella repens, Dichanthelium commutatum, Solidago</i> sp., <i>Pityopsis graminifolia, Iris verna, Uvularia sessilifolia, Elephantopus elatus, Ageratina aromatica, Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum</i>, and <i>Salvia azurea var. azurea</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:35340-{083E5723-C8E2-40D6-AD6A-3A6F267720CA}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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