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CEGL003955 Hypericum brachyphyllum Wet Dwarf-shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Coastal Plain St. John''s-wort Wet Dwarf-shrubland
Colloquial Name: Central Florida St. John''s-wort Wet Dwarf-shrubland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs on extensive seasonally flooded flats interspersed with cypress domes in central and southern peninsular Florida, and possibly southern Georgia and the Panhandle of Florida. Hypericum brachyphyllum is the dominant dwarf-shrub. The herb stratum is typically very well-developed and diverse, and includes abundant graminoid species, especially Rhynchospora spp., Scleria spp., and Fuirena spp. Additional associates include Andropogon capillipes, Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum, Panicum hemitomon, Panicum verrucosum, Eupatorium leptophyllum, and Xyris sp.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Hypericum brachyphyllum is the dominant dwarf-shrub in stands of this type. The herb stratum is typically very well-developed and diverse, and includes abundant graminoid species, especially Rhynchospora spp., Scleria spp., and Fuirena spp. Additional associates include Andropogon capillipes, Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum, Panicum hemitomon, Panicum verrucosum, Eupatorium leptophyllum, and Xyris sp.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This type consists of seasonally flooded flats (characteristically interspersed with cypress domes) in central and southern peninsular Florida, and possibly southern Georgia and the Panhandle of Florida.
Geographic Range: This association is found in central and southern peninsular Florida, and possibly southern Georgia (?) and the Panhandle of Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686563
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 | A3402 Chalky Bluestem - Purple Bluestem - Panicgrass species Wet Prairie & Basin Marsh Alliance | A3402 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
| Association | CEGL003955 Coastal Plain St. John''s-wort Wet Dwarf-shrubland | CEGL003955 | 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
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.