31 December 2022.
Florida, United States
Locality: Santa Rosa County: Midway: Pensacola State College, South Santa Rosa Center (Santa Rosa County School District), 1/4 mile south of Highway 98.
Coordinates: 30.3957, -87.0130
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Elevation: 0m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Very interesting site. Interior flooded wetland dominated by Ilex cassine and Ilex myrtifolia. Xeric ridges in wetland have both Cladonia cristella and Cladonia perforata, xeric edges dominated by Pinus clausa. Cyrilla, in seed, consistently dwarfed 16 inches to 6 feet tall, probably due to hydrological and edaphic factors.
Number of plants sampled: 10
Associated species: Cladonia cristatella; Cladonia perforata; Cliftonia monophylla; Cyrilla racemiflora; Hypericum sp.; Ilex cassine; Ilex glabra; Ilex myrtifolia; Ilex vomitoria; Kalmia hirsuta; Pinus clausa; Pinus palustris; Smilax laurifolia; Serenoa repens
Comment: 2-foot-tall shrubby, multistemmed plants to 6-foot-tall, single-stemmed plants.Frequency: scattered, uncommon. Fruit collected off of 10 plants.
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