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Quercus virginiana - Carya glabra - Sabal palmetto Forest Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Quercus virginiana - Carya glabra - Sabal palmetto Forest Group
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This group includes the more diverse, nutrient-rich <i>Quercus virginiana</i>-dominated, broad-leaved evergreen forests of coastal areas along the southern Atlantic coast, from North Carolina to Florida and along the Gulf of Mexico coast from Florida to Texas. Though common on barrier islands and the nearby mainland, these forests also occur inland, throughout northern Florida and also inland in Louisiana on salt domes. Most typical stands are dominated by <i>Quercus</i> spp., primarily <i>Quercus hemisphaerica</i> and/or <i>Quercus virginiana</i>. In Louisiana, <i>Celtis laevigata</i> may be a common canopy component, and <i>Pinus</i> species, particularly <i>Pinus taeda</i>, may be present. There are a wide variety of broad-leaved evergreen shrubs, but the herbaceous cover is sparse. While this vegetation is called maritime forest along the coast, inland the vegetation of this group occurs in patches called hammocks, mottes, or cheniers. These habitats are important for Neotropical migrant songbirds. The forests are now very much reduced due to commercial and residential development in coastal areas. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40368-{1AD7D600-0E44-49BF-8087-DA6F2D64A4C8}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 12-May-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.933357 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: G798
  Scientific: Quercus virginiana - Carya glabra - Sabal palmetto Forest Group