Natural History Notes

[Bert Pittman]

> Dear Botany Buddies
>
> I am working on a project describing the natural features of the
> freshwater and estaurine marshes, and coastal uplands common along the
> South Carolina coast, more specifically, the Ashepoo Combahe Edisto
> River Basin. I'd like to find information on factors that influence
> the growth and reproduction (temperature, moisture, soils,
> ecophysiology, general natural history, etc?) of the following plant
> species of the ACE, including:
>
> Zizania aquatica - wild rice
> Myrica cerifera - wax myrtle
> Panicum virgatum - switch grass
> Pteridium aquilinum - bracken fern
> Quercus virginiana - live oak
> Rhus radicans - poison ivy
>
> I'd really appreciate any pointers to published scientific literature
> or government reports that anyone could share. I am willing to share
> information on my favorite BBQ sites in the state as barter.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Kathy Boyle or Bert Pittman
> SCDNR, PO Box 167, Columbia, SC 29202
> 803-734-3920
>