01 July 2013.
Liberty County, Florida, United States
Locality: Nature Conservancy site along Liberty County Road 11641 approximately 0.3 miles off the county road; accessed by gated entry. [The original collection data contained a typo in the longitude; it should have been 84 degrees, rather than 87.]
Coordinates: 30.5409, -84.9544
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Elevation: 56m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Shade to part shade of a mature deciduous woodland with mesic well-drained soils above a moist bottomland habitat. 10-20 percent slope, Northwest.
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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