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CEGL003824 Quercus myrtifolia - Quercus geminata - Ceratiola ericoides - Conradina canescens Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Myrtle Oak - Sand Live Oak - Sand-heath - False Rosemary Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Florida Panhandle Coastal Oak Scrub
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a "coastal scrub" community of the Panhandle of Florida, from Escambia County west to Franklin County, and in Baldwin County, Alabama, especially on the mainland (non-barrier island) coast from Destin (Walton County) east to Panama City (Bay County). It differs from Florida Atlantic Coast oak scrubs by having such panhandle species as Chrysoma pauciflosculosa, Polygonella macrophylla, Lupinus westianus, Chrysopsis gossypina ssp. cruiseana, Chrysopsis godfreyi, and Conradina canescens. Characteristic lichens are Cladina evansii, Cladonia prostrata, and Cladonia leporina. Other characteristic species include Pinus clausa (dwarfed), Serenoa repens, Ilex vomitoria, Osmanthus americanus, Polygonella gracilis, Polygonella polygama, Balduina angustifolia, Agalinis filifolia, Asclepias humistrata, and Licania michauxii. This community differs from more inland panhandle scrubs in the absence of a closed Pinus clausa canopy and infrequency of Lyonia ferruginea in the shrub layer.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: See Johnson and Muller (1993a) and Johnson et al. (1992a).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This ''coastal scrub'' community is found in the Panhandle of Florida, from Escambia County west to Franklin County, and in Baldwin County, Alabama, especially on the mainland (non-barrier island) coast from Destin (Walton County) east to Panama City (Bay County).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688790
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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 | A3689 Sand Live Oak - Myrtle Oak Dune Shrubland Alliance | A3689 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL003824 Myrtle Oak - Sand Live Oak - Sand-heath - False Rosemary Shrubland | CEGL003824 | 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: = Scrub Community (oak) (Johnson and Muller 1993a)
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data on file. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn University.
- 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.
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.