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CEGL004505 Taxodium distichum - Betula nigra / Cyrilla racemiflora - Ditrysinia fruticosa Floodplain Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bald-cypress - River Birch / Swamp Titi - Gulf Sebastian-bush Floodplain Forest
Colloquial Name: Florida Blackwater Bald-cypress Floodplain Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest occurs on temporarily flooded natural levees along blackwater rivers in northern Florida and perhaps elsewhere. The canopy is dominated by a mixture of Taxodium distichum and Betula nigra. The sparse subcanopy has species including Acer rubrum, Fraxinus caroliniana, and Cephalanthus occidentalis. The shrub layer is fairly well-developed, with Ditrysinia fruticosa the most commonly occurring species, and also with Amorpha fruticosa, Hypericum prolificum, Vaccinium elliottii, and Cyrilla racemiflora. Scattered herbs include Rhynchospora colorata and Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Occurrences are at O''Leno State Park, Florida. This association is presumably south of the range of Platanus occidentalis.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is dominated by a mixture of Taxodium distichum and Betula nigra. The sparse subcanopy has species including Acer rubrum, Fraxinus caroliniana, and Cephalanthus occidentalis. The shrub layer is fairly well-developed, with Ditrysinia fruticosa (= Sebastiania fruticosa) the most commonly occurring species, and also with Amorpha fruticosa, Hypericum prolificum, Vaccinium elliottii, and Cyrilla racemiflora. Scattered herbs include Rhynchospora colorata and Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This forest occurs along blackwater rivers in northern Florida and perhaps elsewhere.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL?, FL, GA?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684031
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Nb Southeastern North American Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D062 | 1.B.3.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nb.4 Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress - Pecan Southern Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M031 | 1.B.3.Nb.4 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c Bald-cypress - Water Tupelo Floodplain Forest Group | G033 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c |
| Alliance | A3594 Bald-cypress - Water Tupelo - Swamp Tupelo Floodplain Forest Alliance | A3594 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c |
| Association | CEGL004505 Bald-cypress - River Birch / Swamp Titi - Gulf Sebastian-bush Floodplain Forest | CEGL004505 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- 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]
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.