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CEGL003788 Morella cerifera - Ilex cassine - Quercus virginiana - Serenoa repens Scrub
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Wax-myrtle - Dahoon - Live Oak - Saw Palmetto Scrub
Colloquial Name: South Florida Hardwood Scrub
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These dense shrublands of tropical Florida are dominated by a variable mix of species, usually on the periphery of or associated with upland tropical or oak hammocks resulting from fire. Stands are dominated and characterized by Morella cerifera and Ilex cassine. They may also typically contain Quercus virginiana and Serenoa repens. Other characteristic species include Chrysobalanus icaco, Persea borbonia, Sabal palmetto, Trema micrantha, and Baccharis glomeruliflora.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this type are dominated and characterized by Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera) and Ilex cassine. They may also typically contain Quercus virginiana and Serenoa repens. These dense shrublands are dominated by a variable mixture of species. Other characteristic species include Chrysobalanus icaco, Persea borbonia, Sabal palmetto, Trema micrantha, and Baccharis glomeruliflora.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is found in tropical Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684329
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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 | A2030 Gumbo Limbo - Tie-tongue - White Stopper Forest Alliance | A2030 | 1.A.1.Ea.2.b |
| Association | CEGL003788 Wax-myrtle - Dahoon - Live Oak - Saw Palmetto Scrub | CEGL003788 | 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: No Data Available
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.