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CEGL004976 Quercus virginiana - Pinus clausa / Carya (glabra, pallida) / Serenoa repens Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Live Oak - Sand Pine / (Pignut Hickory, Sand Hickory) / Saw Palmetto Forest
Colloquial Name: Florida Panhandle Maritime Live Oak Hammock
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These maritime hammocks occur in small parcels along the shoreline of the northern Gulf of Mexico in western Florida. The canopy is dominated by Quercus virginiana, Carya pallida, Carya glabra, Quercus hemisphaerica, Quercus geminata, and Magnolia grandiflora. Other typical canopy trees are Persea borbonia, Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, and Pinus clausa. Shrubs are often dense and composed of the canopy species, as well as Vaccinium stamineum, Ilex opaca, Ilex vomitoria, Morus rubra, Osmanthus americanus, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Serenoa repens, Callicarpa americana, Aesculus pavia, Amelanchier arborea, Asimina parviflora, Clinopodium coccineum, and Quercus myrtifolia. Herbs are sparse and include Smilax pumila, Mitchella repens, Desmodium spp., Erythrina herbacea, Galactia microphylla, and Chasmanthium sessiliflorum. The epiphytes Tillandsia usneoides and Pleopeltis polypodioides are found on the oaks.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Research is needed into the distinction between this and Quercus virginiana - (Pinus elliottii var. elliottii, Sabal palmetto) / Persea borbonia - Callicarpa americana Forest (CEG007032).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is dominated by Quercus virginiana, Carya pallida, Carya glabra, Quercus hemisphaerica, Quercus geminata, and Magnolia grandiflora (Kindell et al. 1997). Other typical canopy trees are Persea borbonia, Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, and Pinus clausa. Shrubs are often dense and composed of the canopy species, as well as Vaccinium stamineum, Ilex opaca, Ilex vomitoria, Morus rubra, Osmanthus americanus, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Serenoa repens, Callicarpa americana, Aesculus pavia, Amelanchier arborea, Asimina parviflora, Clinopodium coccineum (= Calamintha coccinea), and Quercus myrtifolia. Herbs are sparse and include Smilax pumila, Mitchella repens, Desmodium spp., Erythrina herbacea, Galactia microphylla, and Chasmanthium sessiliflorum. The epiphytes Tillandsia usneoides and Pleopeltis polypodioides (= Polypodium polypodioides) are found on the oaks.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This type is restricted to the East Gulf Coastal Plain Ecoregion.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2Q
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 | CEGL004976 Live Oak - Sand Pine / (Pignut Hickory, Sand Hickory) / Saw Palmetto Forest | CEGL004976 | 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: = Maritime Hammock (Kindell et al. 1997)
< Maritime Hammock (Johnson et al. 1992a)
< Maritime Hammock (Johnson et al. 1992a)
- 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]
- Johnson, A. F., J. W. Muller, and K. A. Bettinger. 1992a. An assessment of Florida''s remaining coastal upland natural communities: Panhandle. The Nature Conservancy, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 12 pp. plus appendices.
- Kindell, C. E., B. J. Herring, C. Nordman, J. Jensen, A. R. Schotz, and L. G. Chafin. 1997. Natural community survey of Eglin Air Force Base, 1993-1996: Final report. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 123 pp. plus appendix.
- Patterson, K. D., D. J. Allard, and S. Landaal. 1994. Rare plant communities of the conterminous United States: Southeastern region. Pages 105-210 in: D. H. Grossman, K. Lemon Goodin, and C. L. Reuss, editors. Rare plant communities of the conterminous United States: An initial survey. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.