01 July 2013.
Walton County, Florida, United States
Locality: Along Bruce Creek on slopes below Sherwood Road about 2.0 mi SW of Eucheeanna, FL.
Coordinates: 30.6216, -86.0649
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Elevation: 31m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Shade to partial shade of disturbed deciduous woodlands 15 ft. above the creek on either side of a long-abandoned dirt road. 5-10 percent, West.
Associated species: Magnolia grandiflora, Ilex opaca, Quercus hemisphaerica, Sideroxylon lanuginosum, Ilex vomitoria, Vaccinium elliottii, Hamamelis virginiana, Sympolocos tinctoria, Pinus glabra, Yucca filamentosa, Smilax sp., Sabal minor, Bignonia capreolata, Hexastylis arifolia var. arifolia, Mitchella repens, Vaccinium sp., Halesia diptera, Aesculus pavia, Viola sp., Collinsonia serotina, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Carpinus caroliniana, Polystichum acrostichoides, Callicarpa americana, Oxydendrum arboreum, Fagus grandifolia, Arundinaria giganteum, Podophyllum peltatum, Polygonatum biflorum, Acer rubrum, Quercus alba, Sanguinaria canadensis, Cornus florida, Euonymus americanus, Liquidambar styraciflua, Osmunda regalis, Decumaria barbara, Ilex coriacea, Woodwardia areolata, Toxicodendron radicans, Carya glabra, Smilax pumila, Quercus michauxii, Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis, Illicium floridanum, Dichanthelium sp., Nyssa sylvatica, Prunus serotina, Lonicera sempervirens, Juniperus virginiana.
Comment: Single and multi-stemmed, coarsely branched deciduous shrubs/trees, many with basal sprouts with a narrow to broadly spreading habit. Plants ranging in size from under 3 ft. tall to 25 ft. tall; This is a small population with only a few plants. It's interesting to note that while we surveyed for Magnolia ashei, we could not find any evidence of young seedlings. This seems to be at the core of decline in the populations. If the plants produce viable seed, there is almost certainly a problem with changing site conditions for the germination of seedlings. [2-4 leaf samples per plant collected from many individuals for DNA extraction on 3/28/2013; seeds collected later],
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