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CEGL003785 Ernodea littoralis - Forestiera segregata var. segregata - Coccoloba uvifera - Jacquinia keyensis Scrub
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Coughbush - Florida Swamp-privet - Sea-grape - Joewood Scrub
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This "coastal strand" community is found in southwestern Florida, ranging from Charlotte County south to Monroe County. It is distinguished from coastal strand communities of the Atlantic Coast of Florida by the absence of Serenoa repens and the abundance of Ernodea littoralis, and the frequent presence of species such as Jacquinia keyensis, Sideroxylon celastrinum, Piscidia piscipula, and Suriana maritima. Also, in contrast to the Atlantic Coast where strand occurs as dense stands of low shrubs immediately inland of the beach dune community, coastal strand on the southwestern Florida coast tends to occur as shrubby islands in coastal grassland or an open stand of shrubs between coastal grassland and maritime hammock communities. Other characteristic species include Forestiera segregata var. segregata, Coccoloba uvifera, Lantana involucrata (invasive), Sabal palmetto, Randia aculeata, Sideroxylon celastrinum, Chiococca alba, Morella cerifera, Ardisia escallonoides, Myrsine cubana, Sophora tomentosa, Dalbergia ecastaphyllum, Opuntia stricta, Piscidia piscipula, Pithecellobium keyense, Ambrosia hispida, and Pithecellobium unguis-cati.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: See Johnson and Muller (1993a). Estimated extent of about 600 acres remaining. This community is endemic to Florida.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands contain abundant Ernodea littoralis with species such as Jacquinia keyensis, Sideroxylon celastrinum, Piscidia piscipula, and Suriana maritima. Other characteristic species include Forestiera segregata var. segregata, Coccoloba uvifera, Lantana involucrata (invasive), Sabal palmetto, Randia aculeata, Sideroxylon celastrinum, Chiococca alba, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Ardisia escallonoides, Myrsine cubana (= Myrsine floridana), Sophora tomentosa, Dalbergia ecastaphyllum, Opuntia stricta, Piscidia piscipula, Pithecellobium keyense, Ambrosia hispida, and Pithecellobium unguis-cati.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community is found in southwestern Florida, ranging from Charlotte County south to Monroe County.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683451
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.A Tropical Forest & Woodland Subclass | S17 | 1.A |
| Formation | 1.A.1 Tropical Dry Forest & Woodland Formation | F003 | 1.A.1 |
| Division | 1.A.1.Ea Caribbean-Mesoamerican Dry Forest & Woodland Division | D099 | 1.A.1.Ea |
| Macrogroup | 1.A.1.Ea.2 Gumbo Limbo - Tie-tongue - Stopper species Caribbean Coastal Lowland Dry Forest Macrogroup | M134 | 1.A.1.Ea.2 |
| Group | 1.A.1.Ea.2.b Gumbo Limbo - Tie-tongue - White Stopper Forest Group | G765 | 1.A.1.Ea.2.b |
| Alliance | A2031 False Mastic - Blolly - Sea-grape Forest & Scrub Alliance | A2031 | 1.A.1.Ea.2.b |
| Association | CEGL003785 Coughbush - Florida Swamp-privet - Sea-grape - Joewood Scrub | CEGL003785 | 1.A.1.Ea.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Coastal Strand (Johnson and Muller 1993a)
- FNAI [Florida Natural Areas Inventory]. 2010a. Guide to the natural communities of Florida: 2010 edition. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL. 228 pp. [https://fnai.org/naturalcommguide.cfm]
- Johnson, A. F., and J. W. Muller. 1993a. An assessment of Florida''s remaining coastal upland natural communities: Final summary report. The Nature Conservancy, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 37 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.