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CEGL003527 Sabal palmetto / Ilex cassine - Morella cerifera Swamp Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Cabbage Palmetto / Dahoon - Wax-myrtle Swamp Woodland
Colloquial Name: Cabbage Palmetto Hydric Hammock
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: In the central Florida peninsula (Ocala National Forest), this vegetation type includes a type of open-canopy hydric hammock over organic soil dominated by a combination of Sabal palmetto, Quercus virginiana, Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Quercus nigra. All the upper woody strata contain prominent Sabal palmetto. The canopy contains Sabal palmetto, Pinus elliottii, Pinus taeda, and Quercus nigra. The subcanopy contains Sabal palmetto, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Juniperus virginiana, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Quercus nigra. Shrubs include Ilex cassine, Morella cerifera, Ilex glabra, Persea palustris, Cornus foemina, Diospyros virginiana, and Vaccinium corymbosum. Woody vines include Berchemia scandens, Smilax auriculata, Smilax bona-nox, Toxicodendron radicans, Vitis rotundifolia, and Smilax glauca. Herbs include Galactia elliottii, Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Osmunda cinnamomea, Woodwardia virginica, Blechnum serrulatum, and the epiphyte Phlebodium aureum. This vegetation type also includes wet flatwoods with sand substrates and canopies of cabbage palmetto. There is usually a well-developed shrubby stratum, consisting of species such as Morella cerifera and Ilex glabra. The hydrology is seasonally saturated, with rare surface water.
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: This vegetation type is dominated by a combination of Sabal palmetto, Quercus virginiana, Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Quercus nigra. Sabal palmetto is prominent in the upper woody strata. The canopy contains Sabal palmetto, Pinus elliottii, Pinus taeda, and Quercus nigra. The subcanopy contains Sabal palmetto, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Juniperus virginiana, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Quercus nigra. Shrubs include Ilex cassine, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Ilex glabra, Persea palustris, Cornus foemina, Diospyros virginiana, and Vaccinium corymbosum. Woody vines include Berchemia scandens, Smilax auriculata, Smilax bona-nox, Toxicodendron radicans, Vitis rotundifolia, and Smilax glauca. Herbs include Galactia elliottii, Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense (= Cladium jamaicense), Osmunda cinnamomea, Woodwardia virginica, Blechnum serrulatum, and the epiphyte Phlebodium aureum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: In Florida, this type includes an open-canopy hydric hammock over organic soil (NatureServe unpubl. data), as well as wet flatwoods with sand substrates and canopies of cabbage palmetto (Abrahamson and Hartnett 1990). The hydrology is seasonally saturated, with rare surface water.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in central and northern Florida and may extend into Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685587
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.3 Sweetbay - Swamp Bay - Pond Pine Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M032 | 1.B.3.Nb.3 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a Sweetbay - Loblolly-bay - Pond Pine Swamp Forest Group | G037 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Alliance | A3350 Cabbage Palmetto - Live Oak - Sweetbay Swamp Forest Alliance | A3350 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
| Association | CEGL003527 Cabbage Palmetto / Dahoon - Wax-myrtle Swamp Woodland | CEGL003527 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Abrahamson, W. G., and D. C. Hartnett. 1990. Pine flatwoods and dry prairies. Pages 103-147 in: R. L. Myers and J. L. Ewel, editors. Ecosystems of Florida. University of Central Florida Press, Orlando.
- 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.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.