- 119 - 



2k . Natural Characteristics Surrjr.ary 



a. Vegetation-Biotic Community Summary 



Community Type: 1. Pinus palustris/Myrica cerif era/Gaylussacia 

 frondosa/Aristida s^ric^a i.weso of ;;.C. iZ, 

 or 1. Pinus palustris/Myrica cerif era/ Leiopnyllur. 

 buxif olium/Aristida s'ricta ^eas:. of '.'..Z. 12} 

 2. rinus serotina/mixed r.ectns/Sphasnur. spp, ' 

 Smilax laurifolia. 



Community Cover Type: 1. Pinus palustris 



2. Pinus sero^ina 



General Habitat Feature: 1. Relict interior dune, savannan 



2. Carolina 3ay, Fccosin in cune sv;ales. 



Average tree height: 1. 30' 2. 25' 



Estimated Age of canopy trees: 20 to 3C years old judging by size 

 Trees vjere not cored . 



Estimated size of association: 1. 1200 acres 2. 1300 acres ^approx, 



Successional Stage: Transient and climax present. It varies 

 throughout because of regular fires. 



Sere type: 1. Psanmosere 2. Hydrcsere or psarrjr.csere 



Common canopy species in ccmr;unity cover type or co.-rjnunity type 

 (but not dominant;: 1. Quercus laevis , C. virginiana, Pinus taeca, 



Fersea borbonia 



2. Fersea bcroonia, -.cer rucrur. , l^yssa sylvatica 



Common subcancpy-shrub stratum species in community cover type or 

 community type ..but not dominant;: 



heterophylla. 



Common herb stratum species in community type .n:t dominant^ 



1. Aster linariif olius , Heterotheca nervosa. 



^^ —-'-^"-n-- - -• • — •-■-—, ...^.: i-wd, _^^_. ;3^^^ _ 



Fanicum portoricense , Fteri^ium acui_inum. 



2. Jarracenia flava, rvgalinis obtusiiolia, Xyris 



car-liniana, Fhyncnostora stt., V."oodv."ardia virgin^ca. 



