07 December 2022.
Colleton County, South Carolina, United States
Locality: Plants growing along the upper margin of a small stream and associated wetland on the northwest side of Paradise Rd. (State Rd. S-15-403). Common at this site and throughout the drainage of the stream and associated wetland.
Coordinates: 32.8387, -80.8110
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Elevation: 28m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Plants are growing in part-shade to shade of a moist mesic woodland habitat along a small wetland associated with a creek. Plants are located in an area that occasionally floods, but is not permanently wet.
Soils: The underlying geology of this area is of Pliocene origin and characterized as Bear Bluff Formation. This formation is considered one of the older coastal terrace sequences in the Carolinas. Bear Bluff Formation consists of gray to cream, fossiliferous, coarse-grained calcareous sand, and sandy limestone. It is typically 3-4 meters thick.
Source: USGS South Carolina Geologic Map Data (https://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/sgmc-unit.php?unit=SCTbb%3B1)
The primary soil type in the collection area is classified as Pickney Loamy Sand soils. The Pickney Series consists of very deep, very poorly drained soils. Permeability is rapid. These nearly level soils have negligible runoff and were formed by marine or fluvial sediments in the lower coastal plain on flats, depressions, stream terraces, and flood plains. Slopes range from 0 to 2 percent. The soils of this series are loamy fine sand that is very friable and extremely acid in the upper 0-25 cm. The lower strata are similar, while the lower strata from 0.8-2 meters are comprised of fine sand.
Source: NRCS Web Soil Survey (https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/WebSoilSurvey.aspx)
Number of plants sampled: 10
Associated species: Leucothoe axillaris/fontanesiana, Sphagnum sp., Ilex opaca, Acer rubrum, Woodwardia areolata, Nyssa biflora, Taxodium distichum, Pinus taeda, Persea palustris, Vaccinium corymbosum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Lyonia lucida, Smilax sp., Osmunda regalis, Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, Morella cerifera, Hypericum, sp., Carex sp., Rubus sp., Arundinaria gigantea, Magnolia virginiana, Quercus nigra, Tillandsia usneoides, Nyssa aquatica, Mitchella repens, Ilex coriacea, Gordonia lasianthus, Hexastylis arifolia, Sambucus canadensis, Muscadinia rotundifolia, Callicarpa americana, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Viburnum nudum, Pleopeltis polypodioides
Comment: This species is a multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub, forming an upright, spreading-habit in maturity. Mature shrubs in this population are approximately 3-6 meters tall x 2-4 meters wide. Leaves are simple, alternate, lanceolate; leaf size ranges from 5.0-7.5 cm long x 1.5-2.5 cm wide. Margins of leaves are shallowly toothed. Fruits are brown upright dehiscent capsules borne terminally in clusters. Capsules are approximately 15-30 mm long × 5-8 mm wide, usually with eglandular-hairs.
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