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CEGL003503 Metopium toxiferum - Leucothrinax morrisii - Byrsonima lucida / Schizachyrium spp. Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Florida Poisontree - Key Thatch Palm - Long Key Locustberry / Little Bluestem species Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is an open woodland, the open structure perhaps maintained in part by prescribed burning, growing on exposures of Miami Formation oolite in the Florida Keys. The canopy is short (3-7 m) and is dominated by Metopium toxiferum, Leucothrinax morrisii, and Byrsonima lucida, with other tropical hammock species. Understory species present include Schizachyrium spp., Flaveria linearis, Croton cascarilla, and Borrichia frutescens.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This community contains some wetland species, and is near the conceptual boundary between uplands and wetlands. Further information is needed on many aspects of this community. It provides prime habitat for the endangered Key Deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The canopy is short (3-7 m) and is dominated by Metopium toxiferum, Leucothrinax morrisii (= Thrinax morrisii), and Byrsonima lucida, with other tropical hammock species. Understory species present include Schizachyrium spp., Flaveria linearis, Croton cascarilla (= Croton linearis), and Borrichia frutescens.
Dynamics: Fire is needed to maintain the structure and composition of this community.
Environmental Description: This association occurs on exposures of Pleistocene Limestone (oolite) of the Miami Formation in the Florida Keys.
Geographic Range: This association is limited in occurrence to the Florida Keys.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684472
Confidence Level: Moderate
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 | A2030 Gumbo Limbo - Tie-tongue - White Stopper Forest Alliance | A2030 | 1.A.1.Ea.2.b |
| Association | CEGL003503 Florida Poisontree - Key Thatch Palm - Long Key Locustberry / Little Bluestem species Woodland | CEGL003503 | 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: >< ESU 10--Low Productivity Rockland Hammock (Ross et al. 1992)
- Ross, M. S., J. J. O''Brien, and L. J. Flynn. 1992. Ecological site classification of Florida Keys terrestrial habitats. Biotropica 24:488-502.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.