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CEGL003555 Pinus clausa / Quercus inopina Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sand Pine / Sandhill Oak Woodland
Colloquial Name: Lake Wales Sand Pine Scrub
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This Lake Wales Ridge scrub association is limited to Highlands and Polk counties, Florida. It is characterized by an open to widely scattered overstory of Pinus clausa and is distinguished from related scrub communities by the presence of Quercus inopina, instead of Quercus myrtifolia and/or Quercus geminata. In addition, this community may support numerous endemic plants and animals not present in other sand pine scrub communities.
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 Lake Wales Ridge scrub association is limited to Highlands and Polk counties, Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686193
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Na Southeastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D006 | 1.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Na.1 Longleaf Pine / Pineland Three-awn Woodland Macrogroup | M007 | 1.B.1.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.1.b Sand Pine / Sand Live Oak - Myrtle Oak Scrub Forest & Woodland Group | G008 | 1.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Alliance | A3117 Sand Pine Scrub Woodland Alliance | A3117 | 1.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL003555 Sand Pine / Sandhill Oak Woodland | CEGL003555 | 1.B.1.Na.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Scrubby flatwoods-inopina oak phase (Abrahamson et al. 1984)
- Abrahamson, W. G., A. F. Johnson, J. N. Layne, and P. A. Peroni. 1984. Vegetation of the Archbold Biological Station, Florida: An example of the southern Lake Wales Ridge. Florida Scientist 47:209-250.
- 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]
- Myers, R. L. 1990a. Scrub and high pine. Pages 150-193 in: R. L. Myers and J. L. Ewel, editors. Ecosystems of Florida. University of Central Florida Press, Orlando.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.