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CEGL004715 Quercus myrtifolia - Quercus geminata - Hamamelis virginiana - (Elliottia racemosa) Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Myrtle Oak - Sand Live Oak - American Witch-hazel - (Georgia Plume) Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Georgia River Dune Myrtle Oak Scrub
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs on river-associated high dunes in eastern Georgia, along the Altamaha (and Ohoopee?) River. Scattered trees occur, primarily Quercus geminata and Elliottia racemosa. The dominant shrub is Quercus myrtifolia. Other common shrubs include Osmanthus americanus, Quercus geminata, Vaccinium arboreum, Elliottia racemosa, Hamamelis virginiana (small leaf form), Vaccinium stamineum, Persea borbonia, Gaylussacia tomentosa, Serenoa repens, and Vaccinium virgatum. Herbs are essentially absent. Cladonia evansii forms a nearly continuous ground layer, with scattered patches of Dicranum condensatum. Adjacent xeric sandhill communities clearly once had an open canopy of Pinus palustris, and this community may have had very widely scattered Pinus palustris individuals as well. This association seems to be the northernmost manifestation (and attenuation) of ''Florida scrub.'' It is uncertain whether this community also occurs on the Ohoopee Dunes. Classification is uncertain and additional information is needed.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The dominant shrub in stands of this type is Quercus myrtifolia. Other common shrubs include Osmanthus americanus, Quercus geminata, Vaccinium arboreum, Elliottia racemosa, Hamamelis virginiana (small-leaf form), Vaccinium stamineum, Persea borbonia, Gaylussacia tomentosa (= Gaylussacia frondosa var. tomentosa), Serenoa repens, and Vaccinium virgatum. Scattered trees occur, primarily Quercus geminata and Elliottia racemosa. Herbs are essentially absent. Cladonia evansii (= Cladina evansii) forms a nearly continuous ground layer, with scattered patches of Dicranum condensatum.
Dynamics: Adjacent xeric sandhill communities clearly once had an open canopy of Pinus palustris, and this community may have had very widely scattered Pinus palustris individuals as well. This association seems to be the northernmost manifestation (and attenuation) of "Florida scrub."
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association occurs on river-associated high dunes in eastern Georgia, along the Altamaha (and Ohoopee?) River.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684985
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1Q
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 | A0779 Sand Live Oak - Myrtle Oak - Chapman Oak Scrub Alliance | A0779 | 2.B.2.Nh.1.a |
| Association | CEGL004715 Myrtle Oak - Sand Live Oak - American Witch-hazel - (Georgia Plume) Shrubland | CEGL004715 | 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: = Quercetum myrtifoliae-chapmanae (scrub oak) Association (Bozeman 1971)
- Bozeman, J. R. 1971. A sociologic and geographic study of the sand ridge vegetation of the Coastal Plain of Georgia. Ph.D. dissertation, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.