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. Common along the transitional edges from wet to dry.
Coordinates: 31.6372, -84.1378
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Elevation: 60m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Plants are growing in full sun mostly in the transitional edges of the pond where conditions are generally moist mesic. Even so, this species appears quite adaptable and can be found in quite moist as well as drier soil conditions.
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: 15
Associated species: Taxodium distichum, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Salix sp., Quercus nigra, Betula nigra, Morella cerifera, Liquidambar styraciflua, Morella inodora, Vaccinium elliottii, Quercus virginiana, Symplocos tinctoria, Juniperus virginiana, Rhapidophyllum hystrix, Cartrema americana, Carpinus caroliniana, Callicarpa americana, Sabal minor, Ditrysinia fruticosa, Elephantopus sp., Acer rubrum, Pinus taeda, Acer floridanum, Ilex opaca, Swida foemina
Comment: This species is a deciduous multi-stemmed shrub about 1-2.5 meters tall x 3-4 meters wide. These stems are erect, ascending, or arching, and are often crooked. The stems are light green, reddish green, dark red, or brown and prickly. The prickles are widely spaced, occurring individually or in pairs. Leaves are alternate and odd-pinnately compound with 5-9 leaflets (usually there are 7). The upper surface of the leaflets is medium to dark green and glabrous, while the lower surface is pale green and either glabrous or short-pubescent. Fruits are globe-shaped, fleshy (rose hips) about 8-12 mm in diameter and become red at maturity. The surface of the fruits is glandular-hairy, although the fruits may become glabrous with age.
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