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CEGL004234 Smilax auriculata / Heterotheca subaxillaris - Strophostyles helvola - (Uniola paniculata) Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Earleaf Greenbrier / Camphorweed - Trailing Fuzzy-bean - (Sea-oats) Grassland
Colloquial Name: Stable Dune Barren (Southern Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This coastal grassland community occurs in northeastern Florida, ranging from Volusia County, Florida, northwards to North Carolina. In Florida, this community occurs primarily on the broader barrier islands such as Amelia, Little Talbot, and Anastasia islands, and only on prograding coasts. The dominance of woody vines and forbs and relative rarity of grasses (Uniola only in 4 of 10 stands, Spartina patens in 2 of 10 stands in northeastern Florida) may separate these communities from related communities in the Carolinas. Other characteristic species recorded from Florida include Triplasis purpurea, Sideroxylon tenax, Yucca gloriosa, Morella cerifera, Ipomoea imperati, Uniola paniculata, Spartina patens, Hydrocotyle bonariensis, Opuntia pusilla, Opuntia stricta. This community differs from the less woody dune community in the same geographic area, ~Uniola paniculata - Hydrocotyle bonariensis Grassland (CEGL004040)$$.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: See Johnson and Muller (1993a, 1993b). Estimated extent of about 1300 acres remaining in Florida. This community extends northward from Florida to North Carolina.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This community is dominated by woody vines and forbs, including Smilax auriculata, Heterotheca subaxillaris, Opuntia pusilla, Opuntia stricta, Sideroxylon tenax, Forestiera segregata, Morella cerifera, and Ipomoea imperati. Other characteristic species recorded from Florida include Triplasis purpurea, Yucca gloriosa, Uniola paniculata, Spartina patens, and Hydrocotyle bonariensis.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This coastal grassland community occurs in northeastern Florida, ranging from Volusia County, Florida, northwards to North Carolina. In Florida, this community occurs "primarily on the broader barrier islands such as Amelia, Little Talbot, and Anastasia islands" (Johnson and Muller 1993b), and "only on prograding coasts" (Johnson and Muller 1993b).
Geographic Range: This coastal grassland community occurs in northeastern Florida, ranging from Volusia County, Florida, northwards to North Carolina. In Florida, this community occurs "primarily on the broader barrier islands such as Amelia, Little Talbot, and Anastasia islands" (Johnson and Muller 1993a), and "only on prograding coasts" (Johnson and Muller 1993b).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA, NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Na Eastern North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D026 | 2.B.4.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Na.2 American Beachgrass - Sea-oats - Seaside Goldenrod Dune & Grassland Macrogroup | M057 | 2.B.4.Na.2 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.2.a Wax-myrtle - Sea-oats - Shore Little Bluestem Dune & Grassland Group | G494 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A1199 Sea-oats - Bitter Panicgrass Dune Grassland Alliance | A1199 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL004234 Earleaf Greenbrier / Camphorweed - Trailing Fuzzy-bean - (Sea-oats) Grassland | CEGL004234 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Northeast Coastal Grassland Community (Johnson and Muller 1993a)
- 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., 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.
- Johnson, A. F., and J. W. Muller. 1993b. An assessment of Florida''s remaining coastal upland natural communities: Northeast 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.
- 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.
- 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.