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CEGL003805 Conocarpus erectus - (Avicennia germinans) / Borrichia spp. / Sporobolus virginicus - Monanthochloe littoralis Scrub
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Button Mangrove - (Black Mangrove) / Seaside-tansy species / Seashore Dropseed - Shoregrass Scrub
Colloquial Name: Florida Keys Limestone Bedrock Mangrove Scrub
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These dry mangrove stands occur in extensive areas on smooth-surface bedrock (with shallow mineral soil pockets), mainly in the Lower Florida Keys. Stands contain the woody shrub Conocarpus erectus and the mangrove Avicennia germinans over Borrichia arborescens and Borrichia frutescens, with Sporobolus virginicus and Monanthochloe littoralis in the herbaceous stratum. Other characteristic species include Monanthochloe littoralis, Suaeda linearis, and Salicornia depressa.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are dominated by the woody shrub Conocarpus erectus. Other mangrove species may occur as well, including Avicennia germinans. Other characteristic species (many of them pan-tropical or pan-Caribbean halophytes) include Borrichia arborescens, Borrichia frutescens, Sporobolus virginicus, Batis maritima, Monanthochloe littoralis, Suaeda linearis, and Salicornia depressa (= Salicornia virginica).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This vegetation occurs in extensive areas on smooth-surface bedrock (with shallow mineral soil pockets), mainly in the Lower Florida Keys.
Geographic Range: This association is restricted to southern tropical Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685003
Confidence Level: Moderate
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.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 | A2031 False Mastic - Blolly - Sea-grape Forest & Scrub Alliance | A2031 | 1.A.1.Ea.2.b |
| Association | CEGL003805 Button Mangrove - (Black Mangrove) / Seaside-tansy species / Seashore Dropseed - Shoregrass Scrub | CEGL003805 | 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 4--Graminoid Supratidal Scrub (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.