09 December 2022.
Lee County, Georgia, United States
Locality: Plants growing around a pond and associated wetland on the property of Monica Williams north of Albany, Georgia. Infrequent frequency.
Coordinates: 31.6380, -84.1350
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Elevation: 59m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Plants are growing in part-shade to sun in the wetland associated with a large pond. This area is frequently wet during the growing season, but drier during the winter months.
Soils: The underlying geology of this area is of Eocene origin and characterized as Ocala Limestone. The Ocala Limestone consists of almost pure limestones with occasional dolomites. It can be subdivided into both lower and upper facies with the lower facies composed of a whitish to cream-colored, fine to medium grained, poorly to moderately hard, fossil rich grainstone and packstone. The upper Ocala is white and somewhat weak and poorly sorted. It is extremely fossil rich grainstone, packstone and wackestone and some chert is common in the upper facies.
Source: USGS Georgia Geologic Map Data (https://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/sgmc-unit.php?unit=GANu%3B1)
The primary soil types in the collection area are classified as Herod and Muckalee Series soils. The Herod Series consists of poorly drained moderately permeable soils formed in loamy alluvium. These soils are on flood plains of streams in the Coastal Plain. Slopes range from 0 to 2 percent. The Muckalee Series consists of poorly drained moderately permeable soils formed in loamy and sandy alluvium. These soils are on flood plains of streams in the Coastal Plain. Slopes range from 0 to 2 percent.
Source: NRCS Web Soil Survey (https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/WebSoilSurvey.aspx)
Number of plants sampled: 2
Associated species: Taxodium distichum, Rosa palustris, Salix sp., Quercus nigra, Betula nigra, Morella cerifera, Liquidambar styraciflua, Cartrema americana, Acer rubrum, Ilex opaca, Swida foemina, Carex sp., Smilax sp., Spiranthes flava
Comment: This species is a deciduous, multi-stemmed shrub with a coarse spreading to rounded habit; plants are about 2.5-3.5 meters tall x 3-4 meters wide. The lower branches become woody and brown, while new growth is green or red. Leaves have dropped. Fruits are spherical and dark brown; they are borne terminally in pendulous clusters.
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