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CEGL004457 Cephalanthus occidentalis / Limnobium spongia - Salvinia minima Shrub Swamp
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Common Buttonbush / American Spongeplant - Water Spangles Shrub Swamp
Colloquial Name: Central Florida Buttonbush Pond
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs in isolated wetland basins in central Florida surrounded by uplands. Cephalanthus occidentalis dominates (often monospecifically). Few or no rooted herbs are present. Floating aquatics include Salvinia minima, Limnobium spongia, and Lemna spp. Although the floristic differences between this community and river floodplain buttonbush swamps are slight, this community is recognized because of its very different topographic setting, dynamics, and fauna.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples at San Felasco Hammock State Preserve (Alachua County, Florida) and Paynes Prairie State Preserve (Alachua County, Florida).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community occurs in isolated wetland basins in central Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685885
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Ne Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D322 | 2.C.4.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Ne.2 Beaksedge species - Spikerush species - Panicgrass species Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Prairie & Marsh Macrogroup | M067 | 2.C.4.Ne.2 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g Beaksedge species - Spikerush species - Yellow-eyed-grass species Pondshore & Wet Prairie Group | G915 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
| Alliance | A1011 Common Buttonbush Coastal Plain Shrub Swamp Alliance | A1011 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
| Association | CEGL004457 Common Buttonbush / American Spongeplant - Water Spangles Shrub Swamp | CEGL004457 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
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.