Name:
Quercus myrtifolia - Quercus geminata - Lyonia lucida - Lyonia ferruginea Shrubland
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This ponded scrub association occurs on highly acidic sands with a seasonally high water table on the Ocala National Forest. The vegetation is broadly similar to other Florida scrub associations, but includes a number of different species because of the seasonally high water table. <i>Pinus clausa</i> may form a scattered to open tree layer, or be present only as shrubby regeneration, depending on fire history. Dominant shrub species include <i>Quercus myrtifolia, Quercus geminata, Ceratiola ericoides, Lyonia lucida, Lyonia ferruginea, Serenoa repens, Polygonella polygama, Vaccinium stamineum, Persea humilis, Lyonia fruticosa, Bejaria racemosa, Quercus chapmanii</i>, and <i>Palafoxia feayi</i>. Herbs are scattered and include <i>Aristida gyrans, Aristida purpurascens, Aristida spiciformis, Balduina angustifolia, Bulbostylis ciliatifolia, Callisia graminea, Eragrostis refracta, Galactia elliottii, Lachnocaulon beyrichianum, Lechea minor, Liatris tenuifolia var. quadriflora, Paronychia rugelii, Rhynchospora megalocarpa, Scleria</i> sp., <i>Selaginella arenicola, Sporobolus curtissii</i>, and <i>Triplasis americana</i>. Nonvasculars can be abundant, especially the lichens <i>Cladonia evansii, Cladonia subtenuis, Cladonia leporina</i>, and <i>Cladonia subradiata</i>.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:36641-{C9573FD2-CCA5-41AA-9562-6A922456C2AA}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
2
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