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CEGL003525 Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola - Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - Quercus virginiana - (Sabal palmetto) / Sageretia minutiflora Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Southern Red-cedar - Hercules''-club - Live Oak - (Cabbage Palmetto) / Small-flower Mock Buckthorn Woodland
Colloquial Name: South Atlantic Coastal Shell Midden Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This calciphilic community occurs on calcareous coastal sands, shell hashes, Amerindian shell middens, and natural shell deposits, from mid-peninsular Florida (Cape Canaveral) north to South Carolina (southern Atlantic Coast), in maritime-influenced landscapes. The canopy consists of Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, Sabal palmetto, Celtis laevigata var. laevigata, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, Quercus virginiana, Osmanthus americanus, and other species. Shrubs are prominent and may include Ilex vomitoria, Yucca aloifolia, Sageretia minutiflora, Sideroxylon tenax, Forestiera segregata, Frangula caroliniana, Opuntia austrina, and others. Composition is very variable from site to site, depending on environmental conditions and accidents of establishment and persistence.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Sideroxylon tenax is included in the name as a geographic indicator of the southern Atlantic Coast and distinguishing the type from temperate shell middens on the Gulf Coast. Zanthoxylum clava-herculis is an environmental indicator of the high calcium substrate.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy of this calciphilic community consists of Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, Sabal palmetto, Celtis laevigata var. laevigata, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, Quercus virginiana, Osmanthus americanus, and other species. Shrubs are prominent and may include Ilex vomitoria, Yucca aloifolia, Sageretia minutiflora, Sideroxylon tenax, Forestiera segregata, Frangula caroliniana, Opuntia austrina (= Opuntia humifusa var. austrina), and others. Composition is very variable from site to site, depending on environmental conditions and accidents of establishment and persistence.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This calciphilic community occurs on Amerindian shell middens and natural shell deposits, from mid-peninsular Florida (Cape Canaveral) north to South Carolina (southern Atlantic Coast), and occurs along the ecotone between tidal marshes and upland maritime forests (C. Nordman pers. obs.).
Geographic Range: This calciphilic community occurs on calcareous coastal sands, shell hashes, Amerindian shell middens, and natural shell deposits, from mid-peninsular Florida (Cape Canaveral) north to South Carolina (southern Atlantic Coast).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA, NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684105
Confidence Level: Moderate
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.a Live Oak - Pignut Hickory - Cabbage Palmetto Coastal Forest Group | G798 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A3192 Live Oak - Cabbage Palmetto Coastal Evergreen Forest Alliance | A3192 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL003525 Southern Red-cedar - Hercules''-club - Live Oak - (Cabbage Palmetto) / Small-flower Mock Buckthorn Woodland | CEGL003525 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IB8b. Temperate Shell Midden Woodland (Allard 1990) [one of two parts]
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- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
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- Nordman, Carl W. Personal communication. Regional Ecologist. NatureServe, Southeast Regional Office, Durham, NC.
- 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.
- SCWMRD [South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department]. 2018. Unpublished data. South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Columbia.
- Schafale, M. P. 2012. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina, 4th Approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.