| 0 | NA 88574 | RJLSEUS2022-047 | Rhododendron austrinum (Small) Rehder | Florida, United States | NA | | | 2023 | COLLECTED | 12/15/2022 | Plants are growing along a several mile stretch of the Yellow River and accessed by boat via the Yellow River Boat Ramp on the east side of Florida State Hwy 87. The species is found frequently along several miles of the Yellow River. | 30.58133600, -86.89953900 | 2 | Plants are found growing in part-shade to shade along areas of the river where natural levies, 1-3 meters tall, have formed, depositing sand and organic matter. The plants grow well-above normal flow of the river in well-drained to dry conditions. Even so, they are periodically subjected to inundation from floodwaters.
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 surface soil profile of this area is primarily Bibb-Kinston Series Association. Bibb Series soils are coarse-loamy, sandy, acid soils that are poorly drained. They are soils of flood plains and streams subject to frequent flooding. These are found in association with Kinston Series soils that are fine-loamy, sandy, acid soils of flood plains and stream subject to frequent flooding. The Bibb-Kinston Association ranges from 1-1.5 meters thick and is strongly acid.
Source: Soil Survey of Santa Rosa County and NRCS Web Soil Survey (https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_MANUSCRIPTS/florida/FL113/0/SantaRosa.pdf and https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/WebSoilSurvey.aspx) | Wild material | Yellow River Pink Austrinum | 2140792 | NA 88574 |