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CEGL003681 Taxodium ascendens / Muhlenbergia filipes - Rhynchospora microcarpa Swamp Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pond-cypress / Gulf Hairawn Muhly - Southern Beaksedge Swamp Woodland
Colloquial Name: South Florida Scrub Pond-cypress Prairie
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs in southern Florida. The open canopy consists of Taxodium ascendens, which is often stunted. The herbaceous stratum is dominated by Muhlenbergia filipes and Rhynchospora microcarpa. Other herbaceous species include Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Setaria parviflora, Schizachyrium sp., Pluchea rosea, and Sagittaria lancifolia.
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: The open canopy consists of Taxodium ascendens, which is often stunted. The herbaceous stratum is dominated by Muhlenbergia filipes and Rhynchospora microcarpa. Other herbaceous species include Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Setaria parviflora (= Setaria geniculata), Schizachyrium sp., Pluchea rosea, and Sagittaria lancifolia. The understory shares much overlap with wet prairies of the region (Drew and Schomer 1984) and is dominated by the following genera: Rhynchospora, Cyperus, Muhlenbergia, and Cladium.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association includes often stunted stands of Taxodium ascendens growing on shallow sands or marl soils above limestone bedrock. Individual trees are usually quite small and widely scattered, with canopy coverage ranging from 30-45% (Flohrschutz 1978). The open, stunted aspect is maintained in part by stresses imposed by extreme seasonal water level changes, and low nutrient soils (Anonymous 1978). Ewel (1990b) suggests a hydroperiod of approximately 6 months for this type.
Geographic Range: This type is restricted to southern tropical and subtropical Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685639
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.1 Pond-cypress - Slash Pine Swamp Macrogroup | M161 | 1.B.3.Nb.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a Pond-cypress / Holly species Basin Swamp Group | G036 | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a |
| Alliance | A4085 Pond-cypress / Pond-apple/ Beaksedge species Subtropical Swamp Forest Alliance | A4085 | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a |
| Association | CEGL003681 Pond-cypress / Gulf Hairawn Muhly - Southern Beaksedge Swamp Woodland | CEGL003681 | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = South Florida Dwarf Cypress Savanna (Ewel 1990b)
- Anonymous. 1978. Ecological communities-climatic zones Florida. Publisher unknown. Approximately 80 pp.
- Drew, R. D., and N. S. Schomer. 1984. An ecological characterization of the Caloosahatchee River/Big Cypress watershed. USDI Fish and Wildlife Service. FWS/OBS-82/58.2. 225 pp.
- Ewel, K. C. 1990b. Swamps. Pages 281-323 in: R. L. Myers and J. J. 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]
- Flohrschutz, E. W. 1978. Dwarf cypress in the Big Cypress Swamp of southwestern Florida. Master''s thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville. 161 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.