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CEGL003821 Quercus geminata - Quercus myrtifolia - Serenoa repens - Persea borbonia Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sand Live Oak - Myrtle Oak - Saw Palmetto - Redbay Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Northeast Florida Coastal Scrub
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This "coastal scrub" community occurs in northeastern Florida, from Duval County south to Cape Canaveral in northern Brevard County. This community occurs in a narrow strip near the coast on acidic sands. Quercus geminata, Quercus myrtifolia, Serenoa repens, and Persea borbonia dominate. Other characteristic species include Morella cerifera, Quercus chapmanii, Osmanthus americanus, Lyonia ferruginea, Erythrina herbacea, Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, and Ilex vomitoria. Stands in northern Volusia County and on Cape Canaveral have dwarfed Quercus virginiana present along with the usual scrub oaks. Salt spray blown off the Atlantic Ocean by the prevailing easterly winds probably prevents the formation of a Pinus clausa canopy characteristic of more inland scrubs.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: See Johnson and Muller (1993a, 1993b).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Quercus geminata, Quercus myrtifolia, Serenoa repens, and Persea borbonia dominate. Other characteristic species include Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Quercus chapmanii, Osmanthus americanus, Lyonia ferruginea, Erythrina herbacea, Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, and Ilex vomitoria. Stands in northern Volusia County and on Cape Canaveral have dwarfed Quercus virginiana present along with the usual scrub oaks.
Dynamics: Salt spray blown off the Atlantic Ocean by the prevailing easterly winds probably prevents the formation of a Pinus clausa canopy characteristic of more inland scrubs.
Environmental Description: This community occurs in a narrow strip near the coast on acidic sands.
Geographic Range: This community is naturally rare, occurring primarily as a narrow coastal strip in southern St. Johns, Flagler, and northern Volusia counties, Florida. It also occurs on ridges on Merritt Island (Schmalzer and Hinkle 1992a) and Cape Canaveral in northern Brevard County, and possibly on Cumberland Island, Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689104
Confidence Level: Moderate
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 | CEGL003821 Sand Live Oak - Myrtle Oak - Saw Palmetto - Redbay Shrubland | CEGL003821 | 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: = Oak Scrub (northeast) (Johnson and Muller 1993a)
= Oak Scrub Forest Community (Hillestad et al. 1975)
= Scrub Vegetation (northeast coast Florida) (Johnson and Muller 1993b)
= Oak Scrub Forest Community (Hillestad et al. 1975)
= Scrub Vegetation (northeast coast Florida) (Johnson and Muller 1993b)
- 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., J. W. Muller, and K. A. Bettinger. 1992b. An assessment of Florida''s remaining coastal upland natural communities: Southeast Florida. The Nature Conservancy, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 29 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Schmalzer, P. A., and C. R. Hinkle. 1992a. Species composition and structure of oak-saw palmetto scrub vegetation. Castanea 57:220-251.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.