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CEGL004684 Nyssa biflora - Magnolia virginiana - Sabal palmetto - Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola Tidal Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Swamp Tupelo - Sweetbay - Cabbage Palmetto - Southern Red-cedar Tidal Forest
Colloquial Name: St. Marks Freshwater Tidal Swamp Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association represents one of several freshwater tidal swamp forests found in the Florida portion of the northern Gulf of Mexico. It is apparently dominated by Nyssa biflora, Magnolia virginiana, Sabal palmetto, and Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola. This type is known from the St. Marks rivermouth and may occur elsewhere in the region. More information is needed to determine the full extent of this type and its relationship to other freshwater tidal swamps of the region.
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: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is found in the Florida portion of the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684845
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.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 | A3595 Bald-cypress - Swamp Tupelo Tidal Swamp Forest Alliance | A3595 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c |
| Association | CEGL004684 Swamp Tupelo - Sweetbay - Cabbage Palmetto - Southern Red-cedar Tidal Forest | CEGL004684 | 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]
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.