05 November 2022.
Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States
Locality: This species is growing along the East Bay River and accessed by boat.
Coordinates: 30.4334, -86.8373
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Elevation: 1m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: The semi-aquatic plants were growing in part-shade to shade along the wooded swampy edges of the East Bay River and associated brown water streams feeding it.
Soils: The underlying geology of this area is classified as Alluvium, of Pleistocene/Holocene origin and consists of undifferentiated Quaternary sediments of varying thickness including siliciclastics, organics and freshwater carbonates. The siliciclastics are light gray, tan, brown to black, unconsolidated to poorly consolidated, clean to clayey, silty, unfossiliferous, variably organic-bearing sands to blue green to olive green, poorly to moderately consolidated, sandy, silty clays. Organics occur as plant debris, roots, disseminated organic matrix and beds of peat. Freshwater carbonates, often referred to as marls in the literature, are scattered.
Source: USGS Florida Geologic Map Data (https://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/state.php?state=fl)
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)
Associated species: Nyssa biflora, Morella cerifera, Ilex coriacea, Taxodium ascendens, Cyrilla racemiflora, Cliftonia monophylla, Hypericum sp., Sarracenia psittacina, Sarracenia leucophylla, Eriocaulon compressum, Arundinaria gigantea, Rubus sp., Toxicodendron radicans, Sabatia dodecandra, Woodwardia areolata
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