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FNAI
COMMUNITY:
No FNAI entry
STAGE DESCRIPTION
- Overstory:
Dense sand pine canopy that is randomly dispersed (Laessle,
1965). The pines are usually between 1 and 30 feet
in height.
- Mid
Story: A
dense layer of oaks and other evergreen shrubs dominate
the mid story. Most common oaks include myrtle oak,
sand live oak, and Chapman's oak. Other shrubs include
saw palmetto, rusty staggerbush, Florida rosemary, blue
huckleberry, fetterbush, wild olive, blueberry, deerberry,
and muscadine grape (Stout and Marion, 1993).
- Ground
Cover: Ground
layer vegetation is sparse and species poor with many bare
sandy patches alternating with dense stands of lichens and
sand spike-moss (Stout and Marion, 1993). Other herbaceous
species include wiregrass, alicia, and sandyfield beaksedge
(Abrahamson et al., 1984).
- Duff/Litter
Layer: Litter
composed of mostly sand pine needles and little oak debris
scattered between broad patches of bare sand. Little
to no duff.
- Soils:
Sandy, acidic, very well drained, nutrient-deficient soils
occur. Both sugar sand white and
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