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CEGL007020 Quercus geminata - (Quercus virginiana) / Serenoa repens - Lyonia fruticosa Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sand Live Oak - (Live Oak) / Saw Palmetto - Coastal Plain Staggerbush Forest
Colloquial Name: Southeastern Florida Maritime Hammock
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association represents xeric maritime hammocks of the central eastern coast of Florida and adjacent areas in southern Georgia. The overstory is dominated by Quercus geminata; Quercus virginiana may also be present, along with Quercus myrtifolia. The dense shrub layer includes Serenoa repens, Lyonia fruticosa, Lyonia ferruginea, Osmanthus americanus var. americanus, Persea borbonia, and Morella cerifera. An understory of Sabal palmetto may also be present. In northeastern Florida, at the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, dead and dying Persea borbonia indicate that these maritime hammocks are being affected by laurel wilt, which is caused by a vascular wilt fungus that is transmitted to species in the Lauraceae family via the non-native redbay ambrosia beetle (Xyleborus glabratus).
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The overstory is dominated by Quercus geminata; Quercus virginiana may also be present, along with Quercus myrtifolia. The dense shrub layer includes Serenoa repens, Lyonia fruticosa, Lyonia ferruginea, Osmanthus americanus var. americanus, Persea borbonia, and Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera). An understory of Sabal palmetto may also be present.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association represents xeric maritime hammocks of the central eastern coast of Florida and adjacent areas of southern Georgia, occurring on deep, sandy soils.
Geographic Range: This association occurs along the central eastern coast of Florida and southern Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683680
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Na Southeastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D006 | 1.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Na.2 Live Oak - Texas Live Oak - Darlington Oak Forest Macrogroup | M885 | 1.B.1.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.2.b Sand Laurel Oak - Sand Live Oak - Water Oak Coastal Plain Forest Group | G790 | 1.B.1.Na.2.b |
| Alliance | A0052 Sand Live Oak - Saw Palmetto Dry Sclerophyll Forest Alliance | A0052 | 1.B.1.Na.2.b |
| Association | CEGL007020 Sand Live Oak - (Live Oak) / Saw Palmetto - Coastal Plain Staggerbush Forest | CEGL007020 | 1.B.1.Na.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: >< Oak-Palmetto Forest Community (Hillestad et al. 1975)
- FNAI [Florida Natural Areas Inventory]. 2010a. Guide to the natural communities of Florida: 2010 edition. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL. 228 pp. [https://fnai.org/naturalcommguide.cfm]
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Hillestad, H. O., J. R. Bozeman, A. S. Johnson, C. W. Berisford, and J. I. Richardson. 1975. The ecology of the Cumberland Island National Seashore, Camden County, Georgia. Technical Report Series No. 75-5. Georgia Marine Sciences Center, Skidway Island, GA.
- Johnson, A. F., J. W. Muller, and K. A. Bettinger. 1990b. An assessment of Florida''s remaining coastal upland natural communities: Southeast Florida. The Nature Conservancy, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 10 pp. plus appendices.
- McManamay, R. H. 2017a. Vegetation mapping at Cumberland Island National Seashore. Natural Resource Report NPS/SECN/NRR--2017/1511. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 422 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.