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CEGL007028 Quercus virginiana / Vaccinium arboreum - Ilex vomitoria Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Live Oak / Farkleberry - Yaupon Forest
Colloquial Name: Xeric Live Oak Hammock
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association represents one of two inland (not immediately adjacent to the coastline) hammocks or oak domes with a dominant or significant canopy component of Quercus virginiana. It occurs from Alabama to Florida and north to Georgia and South Carolina. This type is the more xeric of the two and is characterized by a relatively pure overstory of Quercus virginiana. Somewhat more mesic stands with more diverse canopy components, such as Quercus hemisphaerica and Quercus nigra, are accommodated by ~Quercus virginiana - Quercus (hemisphaerica, nigra) / Serenoa repens Forest (CEGL004408)$$. Stands are dominated by Quercus virginiana, sometimes with Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola present in the canopy. Ilex vomitoria and Vaccinium arboreum are present in the shrub layer. Frequently small Cladonia-dominated openings are present. Other characteristic species include Scleria triglomerata, Paronychia baldwinii, Cladonia evansii, Stipulicida setacea, and Hypericum hypericoides.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This community is highly variable in expression; the physiognomy can vary locally to woodland, and the height is occasionally stunted enough to approach or reach shrubland, but all are placed here. Its total distribution is not well known.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are dominated by Quercus virginiana, sometimes with Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola present in the canopy. Ilex vomitoria and Vaccinium arboreum are present in the shrub layer. Frequently small Cladonia-dominated openings are present. Other characteristic species include Scleria triglomerata, Paronychia baldwinii, Cladonia evansii (= Cladina evansii), Stipulicida setacea, and Hypericum hypericoides.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association occurs from Alabama to Florida and north to Georgia and South Carolina.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.b Sand Laurel Oak - Sand Live Oak - Water Oak Coastal Plain Forest Group | G790 | 1.B.1.Na.2.b |
| Alliance | A0052 Sand Live Oak - Saw Palmetto Dry Sclerophyll Forest Alliance | A0052 | 1.B.1.Na.2.b |
| Association | CEGL007028 Live Oak / Farkleberry - Yaupon Forest | CEGL007028 | 1.B.1.Na.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Mixed Oak-Hardwood Forest Community (Hillestad et al. 1975)
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data on file. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn University.
- 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.
- Nelson, J. B. 1986. The natural communities of South Carolina: Initial classification and description. South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Columbia, SC. 55 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.