01 July 2013.
Liberty County, Florida, United States
Locality: Torreya State Park, near visitor gravel parking lot, which is on the west side of the road just past the entrance.
Coordinates: 30.5606, -84.9502
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Elevation: 48m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Shade to part shade of slopes in a primarily deciduous woodland. 5-20 percent, East to northeast slope; a few plants found in deep gullies on south-facing slopes.
Associated species: Quercus falcata, Quercus hemisphaerica, Magnolia grandiflora, Magnolia pyramidata, Vitis rotundifolia, Ostrya virginiana, Persea borbonia, Ilex opaca, Pinus glabra, Rhapidophyllum hystrix, Vaccinium elliottii, Bignonia capreolata, Viburnum dentatum, Sambucus nigra ssp, canadensis, Oxydendrum arboreum, Carya glabra, Fagus grandifolia, Aesculus pavia, Chionanthus virginicus, Quercus alba, Crataegus sp., Prunus serotina, Carex sp., Trillium underwoodii, Nyssa sylvatica, Smila pumila, Polysticum acrostichoides, Arundinaria gigantean, Liquidambar styraciflua, Hamamelis virginiana, Osmanthus americanus, Symplocos tinctoria, Mitchella repens, Viola sp., Acer trilobum, Quercus sp., Halesia diptera, Vaccinium stamineum, Sideroxylon lanuginosum.
Aspect: ;
Slope: 5 To 20%
Comment: Single and multi-stemmed, coarsely branched deciduous shrubs/trees, many with basal sprouts, developing a narrow to broadly spreading habit. Plants ranging in size from under 3 ft. tall to 30 ft. tall. Many mature plants have dead or dying stems and are in various stages of rejuvenation. It's interesting to note that while we surveyed for Magnolia ashei, we could not find any evidence of young seedlings. This seems to be at the core of decline in the populations. If the plants produce viable seed, there is almost certainly a problem with changing site conditions for the germination of seedlings. [2-4 leaf samples per plant collected from many individuals for DNA extraction on 3/29/2013; seeds collected later],
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