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CEGL004000 Ernodea littoralis / Uniola paniculata - Muhlenbergia filipes Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Coughbush / Sea-oats - Gulf Hairawn Muhly Grassland
Colloquial Name: Southwestern Florida Beach Dune Grassland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This coastal grassland community of southwestern Florida typically has scattered shrubs of various heights and is dominated by Ernodea littoralis with Uniola paniculata and Muhlenbergia filipes. It occurs from Pinellas County south to Lee County, Florida. Other characteristic species include Sabal palmetto, Opuntia stricta, Phyllanthus abnormis, Coccoloba uvifera, Oenothera humifusa, Heliotropium polyphyllum, and Croton punctatus.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Nomenclatural notes on Muhlenbergia (C. Nordman/M. Pyne 10-07): NatureServe Ecology varies from Kartesz (1999) on the nomenclature of three related southeastern Muhlenbergia taxa. The names in Kartesz (1999) for these plants are Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin. var. capillaris; Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin. var. filipes (M.A. Curtis) Chapman ex Beal; and Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin. var. trichopodes (Ell.) Vasey. We have chosen to treat all three of these at the specific level, as (respectively) Muhlenbergia capillaris Lam.; Muhlenbergia filipes M.A. Curtis; and Muhlenbergia expansa (Poir.) Trin. A more recent innovation, which we will adopt at some point, is the recent recognition that Muhlenbergia sericea (Michx.) P.M. Peterson is the correct name (based on nomenclatural priority) for the plant formerly known as Muhlenbergia filipes M.A. Curtis (= Muhlenbergia capillaris var. filipes) (Gustafson and Peterson 2007). Based on Johnson and Muller (1992, 1993a).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are dominated by Ernodea littoralis with Uniola paniculata and Muhlenbergia filipes. Other characteristic species include Sabal palmetto, Opuntia stricta, Phyllanthus abnormis, Coccoloba uvifera, Oenothera humifusa, Heliotropium polyphyllum, and Croton punctatus.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is found in southwestern Florida, occurring from Pinellas County south to Lee County, Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Na Eastern North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D026 | 2.B.4.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Na.2 American Beachgrass - Sea-oats - Seaside Goldenrod Dune & Grassland Macrogroup | M057 | 2.B.4.Na.2 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.2.a Wax-myrtle - Sea-oats - Shore Little Bluestem Dune & Grassland Group | G494 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A3693 Sea-oats - Southern Hairgrass - Coughbush Subtropical Dune Grassland Alliance | A3693 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL004000 Coughbush / Sea-oats - Gulf Hairawn Muhly Grassland | CEGL004000 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Southwest Florida coastal grassland (Johnson and Muller 1992) [one of three parts]
= Southwest Florida coastal grassland (Johnson and Muller 1993a) [one of three parts]
= Southwest Florida coastal grassland (Johnson and Muller 1993a) [one of three parts]
- Gustafson, D. J., and P. M. Peterson. 2007. Re-examination of Muhlenbergia capillaris, M. expansa and M. sericea (Poaceae: Muhlenbergiinae). Journal Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1(1):85-89.
- Johnson, A. F., and J. W. Muller. 1992. An assessment of Florida''s remaining coastal upland natural communities: Southwest Florida. The Nature Conservancy, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 12 pp. plus appendices.
- 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.