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CEGL003864 Ceratiola ericoides - (Chrysoma pauciflosculosa) / Polygonella polygama / Cladonia leporina Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sand-heath - (Woody-goldenrod) / October-flower / Jester Lichen Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Coastal Sand-heath - Woody-goldenrod Scrub
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community is a coastal scrub community of the Panhandle of Florida and related areas, dominated by Ceratiola ericoides. It is a relatively late-successional vegetation type of coastal dunes which have not been disturbed by sand burial for approximately 50-100 years. More recently disturbed dunes tend to have more Chrysoma pauciflosculosa. Other characteristic species include Conradina canescens, Quercus geminata, Quercus myrtifolia, Cladonia evansii, Pinus elliottii var. elliottii, Smilax auriculata, Cladonia prostrata, Helianthemum arenicola (Florida Panhandle only), Lechea sessiliflora, and Paronychia erecta (Florida Panhandle only). Some stands of this association may have a scattered canopy of Pinus elliottii var. elliottii. For now, it appears that Ceratiola shrublands of riverine sand dunes in the Inner Coastal Plain of Georgia (and possibly South Carolina) can be accommodated in this association; further information is needed.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: See Johnson and Muller (1993a). Present on Horn Island, Jackson County, Mississippi. Present at Audubon refuge, east end of Dauphin Island, Alabama. For now, it appears that Ceratiola shrublands of riverine sand dunes in the inner Coastal Plain of Georgia (and possibly South Carolina) can be accommodated in this association; further information is needed.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this association are typically dominated by Ceratiola ericoides, and usually contain substantial Chrysoma pauciflosculosa and little or no Serenoa repens. Other characteristic species include Conradina canescens, Quercus geminata, Quercus myrtifolia, Cladonia evansii (= Cladina evansii), Pinus elliottii var. elliottii, Smilax auriculata, Cladonia prostrata, Helianthemum arenicola (Florida Panhandle only), Lechea sessiliflora, and Paronychia erecta (Florida Panhandle only). Other species present may include Triplasis purpurea, Seymeria cassioides, Polygonella gracilis, Paronychia erecta, Ipomoea imperati, and Aristida sp. Some stands of this association may have a scattered canopy of Pinus elliottii var. elliottii.
Dynamics: Dune vegetation of the western panhandle of Florida transitions from herbaceous-dominated communities (after approximately 20-30 years) to Chrysoma pauciflosculosa-dominated stands, and eventually to this Ceratiola ericoides-dominated type in later stages. It is a relatively late-successional vegetation type of coastal dunes which have not been disturbed by sand burial for approximately 50-100 years (Johnson 1997).
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community is a coastal scrub community of the Panhandle of Florida and related areas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA, MS, SC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nh Southeastern North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D102 | 2.B.2.Nh |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nh.1 Saw Palmetto - Myrtle Oak / Beyrich''s Three-awn Scrub & Dry Prairie Macrogroup | M162 | 2.B.2.Nh.1 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nh.1.a Myrtle Oak - Sand Live Oak Xeric Scrub Group | G177 | 2.B.2.Nh.1.a |
| Alliance | A0817 Sand-heath - Woody-goldenrod Scrub Alliance | A0817 | 2.B.2.Nh.1.a |
| Association | CEGL003864 Sand-heath - (Woody-goldenrod) / October-flower / Jester Lichen Shrubland | CEGL003864 | 2.B.2.Nh.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Ceratiola Dunes (Johnson 1997)
< IB8h. Gulf Coastal Scrub (Allard 1990)
= Rosemary Scrub (Johnson and Muller 1993a)
< IB8h. Gulf Coastal Scrub (Allard 1990)
= Rosemary Scrub (Johnson and Muller 1993a)
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data on file. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn University.
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Johnson, A. F. 1997. Rates of vegetation succession on a coastal dune system in northwest Florida. Journal of Coastal Research 13:373-384.
- Johnson, A. F., and J. W. Muller. 1993a. An assessment of Florida''s remaining coastal upland natural communities: Final summary report. The Nature Conservancy, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 37 pp.
- MSNHP [Mississippi Natural Heritage Program]. 2006. Ecological communities of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 9 pp.
- Nelson, J. B. 1986. The natural communities of South Carolina: Initial classification and description. South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Columbia, SC. 55 pp.
- Peet, R. K., T. R. Wentworth, M. P. Schafale, and A.S. Weakley. No date. Unpublished data of the North Carolina Vegetation Survey. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.