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CEGL003812 Serenoa repens - Sabal palmetto - Ilex vomitoria - Sideroxylon tenax Scrub
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Saw Palmetto - Cabbage Palmetto - Yaupon - Tough Bully Scrub
Colloquial Name: Florida Coastal Strand (Temperate Palmetto Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association represents a "coastal strand" community dominated by Serenoa repens and Ilex vomitoria. This type ranges from Volusia County, Florida, to southern Georgia. Other characteristic species include Sabal palmetto and Sideroxylon tenax. It differs from coastal strand vegetation to the south in its characteristic codominance of Ilex vomitoria and the rarity or absence of more southern (subtropical) floristic elements such as Coccoloba uvifera, Myrsine cubana, Forestiera segregata, and Myrcianthes fragrans. The presence of Sideroxylon tenax and Serenoa repens and the absence of vines differentiate it from the dune "shrub/vine" thickets on barrier islands of North and South Carolina, i.e., ~Smilax auriculata - Toxicodendron radicans Vine-Shrubland (CEGL003885)$$.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Sabal palmetto and Sideroxylon tenax are not community dominants, but are encountered less frequently in this association (Johnson and Muller 1993a). Kurz (1942) was probably the first to describe the range of saw palmetto scrub in Florida. He mapped many coastal profiles in Florida, including zones analogous to this association. Austin and Coleman-Marois (1977) may have been the first to use the term strand. See Johnson and Muller (1993a, 1993b).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The most abundant species in this strand community are Serenoa repens and Ilex vomitoria, followed by occasional dwarfed individuals of Sabal palmetto and Sideroxylon tenax (Johnson and Muller 1993a). Other species include Persea borbonia, Magnolia grandiflora (dwarfed), Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, Quercus virginiana, Smilax auriculata, Monarda punctata, Erythrina herbacea, and, less frequently, Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola. The presence of Sideroxylon tenax and Serenoa repens and the absence of vines differentiate it from the dune "shrub/vine" thickets on barrier islands of North and South Carolina (Sandifer et al. 1980 [p. 119]). This strand type is distinguished from more southerly ranging types by the frequent presence of Ilex vomitoria (Johnson and Muller 1993a).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs as a continuous strip behind the sea-oats dunes from St. Johns to southern Volusia counties, Florida. From St. Johns County, Florida, north to Cumberland Island, Georgia, this association may occur as isolated stands, either in an herbaceous matrix behind the foredunes or fronting maritime hammocks.
Geographic Range: This community occurs in coastal dune environments as a continuous strip behind the sea-oats dunes from southern Volusia County, Florida, north to Cumberland Island, Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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 | A3690 Live Oak - Yaupon - Wax-myrtle Shrubland Alliance | A3690 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL003812 Saw Palmetto - Cabbage Palmetto - Yaupon - Tough Bully Scrub | CEGL003812 | 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: = Coastal Strand - Northeast (Johnson and Muller 1993b)
= Coastal Strand - Northeast (Johnson and Muller 1993a)
? Strand (Austin and Coleman-Marois 1977)
= Coastal Strand - Northeast (Johnson and Muller 1993a)
? Strand (Austin and Coleman-Marois 1977)
- Austin, D. F., and K. Coleman-Marois. 1977. Vegetation of southeastern Florida. II. Boca Raton hammock site. Florida Scientist 40:331-338.
- 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., 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.
- Kurz, H. 1942. Florida dunes and scrub, vegetation and geology. Florida Department of Conservation, Geologic Survey. Geologic Survey Bulletin No. 23. Tallahassee. 154 pp.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sandifer, P. A., J. V. Miglarese, D. R. Calder, J. J. Manzi, and L. A. Barclay, editors. 1980. Ecological characterization of the Sea Island coastal region of South Carolina and Georgia. Volume III. Biological features of the characterization area. USDI Fish & Wildlife Service, Office of Biological Service. FWS/OBS-79/42. Washington, DC. 620 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.