09 December 2022.
Lee County, Georgia, United States
Locality: Plants growing above a pond in drier upland conditions as well as along the banks of the Muckalee Creek on the property of Monica Williams north of Albany, Georgia. Infrequent, but occasionally seen in drier woods; more common along Muckalee Creek.
Coordinates: 31.6357, -84.1338
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Elevation: 61m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Plants are growing in part-shade to shade of well-drained to drier understory conditions of a mixed evergreen and deciduous woodland, approximately 2 meters above Muckalee Creek, on sandy benches where occasional scouring has resulted in lower competition. Plants are occasionally impacted by flooding; however, they are not subjected to extended periods of high moisture on a regular basis.
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: Bignonia capreolata, Quercus michauxii, Rhododendron viscosum, Magnolia grandiflora, Hamamelis virginiana, Quercus nigra, Ilex opaca, Rhododendron austrinum, Muscadinia rotundifolia, Callicarpa americana, Prunus caroliniana, Smilax sp., Ulmus alata, Acer rubrum, Vaccinium elliottii, Baccharis halimifolia, Ilex vomitoria, Arundinaria gigantea, Acer floridanum, Chasmanthium sessiliflorum, Carpinus caroliniana, Quercus phellos, Betula nigra, Ditrysinia fruticosa, Gelsemium sempervirens, Symplocos tinctoria, Cartrema americana, Solidago sp., Clinopodium georgianum, Vaccinium arboreum, Sideroxylon lycioides
Comment: Plants are multi-stemmed, deciduous shrubs with one to only a few stems, forming an upright, irregularly rounded, habit. Shrubs are approximately 2-3 meters tall x 0.5-1.5 meters wide. Leaves have dropped. Capsules are borne in clusters on erect pedicels; capsules range in size from 14-22 mm long × 3-4 mm wide. They are sparsely to moderately eglandular-hairy.
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