13 November 2023.
Scotland County, North Carolina, United States
Locality: Sandhills Game Land: north side of Pulpwood Road approximately 0.11 km southwest of the junction with Tyner Road.
Coordinates: 34.9595, -79.4867
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Elevation: 107m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Plants growing in part-shade to sun on the moist margins of a spring fed wetland that is a mixed evergreen and deciduous woodland habitat. The underlying soils are moist even during dry periods due to seepage from the wetland. Slope: 3 to 10 percent. Aspect: Northeast. The underlying geology of this area is of Tertiary origin and characterized as Pinehurst Formation. It is comprised of sand that is medium- to coarse-grained, cross-bedding and rhythmic bands of clayey sand common, unconsolidated. (Source: USGS North Carolina Geologic Map Data.) The primary soil type in the area of this collection is classified as Pelion loamy sand, 6 to 10 percent slopes. Pelion Series soils are very deep, moderately well-drained soils with moderately slow to slow permeability. The upper 30 cm of the strata is sandy loam to sandy clay loam ranging from grayish brown to reddish yellow. This stratum has a weak fine granular structure and is very friable. It contains many fine roots and is moderately acid. Deeper strata to 2 m range from yellow to yellowish red sandy clay, often with masses of oxidized iron and few fine prominent light gray iron depletions; they are strongly acid. (Source: NRCS Web Soil Survey.)
Number of plants sampled: 20
Associated species: Pinus palustris; Pinus taeda; Persea palustris; Cyrilla racemiflora; Vaccinium corymbosum; Aronia arbutifolia; Smilax sp.; Smilax laurifolia; Liriodendron sp.; Salix sp.; Clethra alnifolia; Osmundastrum cinnamomeum; Lyonia lucida; Ilex laevigata; Ilex glabra; Oxydendrum arboreum; Toxicodendron vernix; Fothergilla gardenii; Hexastylis sp.; Magnolia virginiana; Morella caroliniensis; Melanthium virginicum; Vaccinium sp.; Rhododendron viscosum; Amelanchier canadensis; Pteridium aquilinum; Sphagnum sp.; Alnus serrulata; Viburnum nudum; Acer rubrum; Ilex coriacea; Rhexia alifanus; Gentiana saponaria; Zenobia pulverulenta; Vitis sp.; Drosera sp.; Arundinaria tecta.
Comment: This species is a deciduous, multi-stemmed shrub with and upright spreading habit; plants range in size from 1-2 m tall x 0.5-1.0 m wide. Additionally, in areas that have been subjected to fire, the plants are robustly suckering and rhizomatous, ranging from 0.2 -0.4 m tall x several square meters in diameter. Fruits are capsules and borne in dense secund racemes; capsules are 2-3 mm wide. Plants are common on the moist edges of the spring fed wetland and associated woodlands.
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