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CEGL003556 Pinus clausa / Quercus myrtifolia - Quercus geminata Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sand Pine / Myrtle Oak - Sand Live Oak Woodland
Colloquial Name: Inland Sand Pine Scrub
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This inland peninsular scrub consists of a low-statured, emergent Pinus clausa canopy over a dense shrub stratum. Typical shrub layer components include evergreen scrub oaks (Quercus myrtifolia, Quercus chapmanii, Quercus geminata, Quercus inopina). The herb layer is generally sparse and frequently dominated by lichens (Cladonia leporina, Cladonia prostrata, Cladina evansii, and Cladina subtenuis). The light-colored sandy soils are extremely well-drained and infertile. This is an interior scrub association of Florida, not restricted to coastal situations.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: At least one plot ascribed to this type on the Ocala National Forest occurred on yellow sands (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data); this plot was somewhat different than other plots of this type. At some point the placement of this plot could be revisited (R. Evans pers. obs.). The delineation of this community has been substantially narrowed (it formerly included sand pine scrubs throughout their range). This association is distinguished from ~Pinus clausa / Quercus geminata - Quercus myrtifolia - Conradina canescens Woodland (CEGL003554)$$ of more coastal situations.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Vegetation consists of a low-statured, emergent Pinus clausa canopy over a dense shrub stratum. Plots ascribed to this type on the Ocala National Forest are locally variable in terms of which shrub species is dominant; in some stands Quercus geminata is more important and reaches the subcanopy layer, while in others Quercus myrtifolia is more important (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data). Other shrubs include Ceratiola ericoides, Lyonia ferruginea, Quercus chapmanii, Quercus laevis, Persea humilis, Sabal etonia, Serenoa repens, Zamia pumila, Ilex opaca var. arenicola, Garberia heterophylla, Stillingia sylvatica, Vaccinium myrsinites, Vaccinium stamineum, Vitis rotundifolia var. munsoniana, and Asimina obovata. A fairly significant component of Carya floridana was encountered in a single plot on "yellow sands," which may turn out to be a different association.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Although all scrub soils are Entisols, there is considerable variation in soil color. These soil color differences are classically associated with perceived differences related to the amount of leaching which has taken place, and appears to be related to the amount of time a site has been occupied by scrub vegetation. Excessive leaching, due to inferred long occupation by scrub vegetation, is believed to bleach upper soil horizons and develop pure white soils (such as the St. Lucie series), while moderate leaching, due to shorter occupation by scrub, contributes to less bleaching and consequently yellower colored soils (Paola and Orsino series) (Myers 1990). At least one plot ascribed to this type on the Ocala National Forest occurred on yellow sands, but the type is presumably more common on white, more excessively leached sands (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data).
Geographic Range: This is an interior scrub association of Florida, not restricted to coastal situations.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686240
Confidence Level: Low
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.1 Longleaf Pine / Pineland Three-awn Woodland Macrogroup | M007 | 1.B.1.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.1.b Sand Pine / Sand Live Oak - Myrtle Oak Scrub Forest & Woodland Group | G008 | 1.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Alliance | A3117 Sand Pine Scrub Woodland Alliance | A3117 | 1.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL003556 Sand Pine / Myrtle Oak - Sand Live Oak Woodland | CEGL003556 | 1.B.1.Na.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Scrub (Myers 1990a)
- 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.
- 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]
- Heuberger, D. C., R. J. Kuehl, M. E. Collins, and B. Herring. 1997. Ecological inventory of the Ocala National Forest. Summary report submitted to USDA Forest Service. Challenge Cost-Share Agreement #94-018. Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida.
- Myers, R. L. 1990a. Scrub and high pine. Pages 150-193 in: R. L. Myers and J. L. Ewel, editors. Ecosystems of Florida. University of Central Florida Press, Orlando.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.