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CEGL003798 Conocarpus erectus - (Laguncularia racemosa) / Cladium mariscus Scrub
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Button Mangrove - (White Mangrove) / Swamp Sawgrass Scrub
Colloquial Name: Florida Keys Basin Mangrove Scrub
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This shrubland, dominated by Conocarpus erectus and Laguncularia racemosa with Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, is found in semipermanently to seasonally flooded, relatively fresh, island-interior depressions in the Florida Keys.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Some examples are essentially monospecific, dominated by Conocarpus erectus, and without sawgrass.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This shrubland is dominated by Conocarpus erectus and Laguncularia racemosa with Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense as a typical herbaceous associate. Some examples are essentially monospecific, dominated by Conocarpus erectus, and without sawgrass.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This shrubland is found in semipermanently to seasonally flooded, relatively fresh, island-interior depressions in the Florida Keys.
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686343
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
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.5 Mangrove Formation | F006 | 1.A.5 |
| Division | 1.A.5.Ua Atlantic-Caribbean & East Pacific Mangrove Division | D004 | 1.A.5.Ua |
| Macrogroup | 1.A.5.Ua.3 Black Mangrove - White Mangrove - Red Mangrove Macrogroup | M005 | 1.A.5.Ua.3 |
| Group | 1.A.5.Ua.3.a Black Mangrove - White Mangrove Forest Group | G003 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.a |
| Alliance | A0075 Black Mangrove - White Mangrove Basin Mangrove Alliance | A0075 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.a |
| Association | CEGL003798 Button Mangrove - (White Mangrove) / Swamp Sawgrass Scrub | CEGL003798 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < ESU 7--Freshwater Marsh/Swamp (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.