Major Plant Communities 7 
Associations. Among the prominent associations in this formation 
are: 
Potomogeton spp. Chara spp. 
Utricularia spp. Zostera marina 
Pontederia cordata 
Successional Relations. The familiar migration of shore forma¬ 
tions accompanying aggradational progress. 
5. Ilex-Myrica ( Ilex glabra-Myrica cerifera). Pocosin or Bay Land. 
Distribution. Locally throughout the lower or eastern half of the 
Coastal Plain. 
Habitat. Non-draining, humus-filled, sandy, saturated soils chiefly, 
but wet muck and peat soils also carry this formation. Pree surface 
water of 3-9 inches depth commonly present. 
Physiognomy. Evergreen shrubs chiefly of the near sclerophyll type. 
Definite xerophytic tendencies uniformly evident in leaf structure. 
Fig. 2. Ilex-Myrica Formation 
Associations. In addition to the two dominants given, some com¬ 
mon associations are dominated by 
Cyrilla racemosa Baccharis halimifolia 
Pieris nitida—Leucothoe elongata Arundinaria arundinaria 
Vaccinium spp. 
