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CEGL003964 Schizachyrium sanguineum var. sanguineum - Muhlenbergia filipes - Cirsium horridulum - (Waltheria indica) Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Crimson Bluestem - Gulf Hairawn Muhly - Yellow Thistle - (Basora-Prieta) Grassland
Colloquial Name: Southwestern Florida Coastal Grassland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is a coastal grassland community of southwestern Florida, found in Lee, Collier, and Monroe counties. Typically dominated by Schizachyrium sanguineum var. sanguineum, sometimes dominated or codominated by Muhlenbergia filipes. Other characteristic species include Randia aculeata, Agave decipiens, Bidens pilosa, Cirsium horridulum, Trichostema [sp. nov. ined.], Dalbergia ecastaphyllum, Alternanthera flavescens, Croton glandulosus var. floridanus, Flaveria floridana, Flaveria linearis, Euphorbia heterophylla, Pentalinon luteum, Baccharis halimifolia, Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus, and Fimbristylis castanea.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Nomenclatural notes on Muhlenbergia (C. Nordman/M. Pyne 10-07): NatureServe Ecology varies from Kartesz (1999) on the nomenclature of three related southeastern Muhlenbergia taxa. The names in Kartesz (1999) for these plants are Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin. var. capillaris; Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin. var. filipes (M.A. Curtis) Chapman ex Beal; and Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin. var. trichopodes (Ell.) Vasey. We have chosen to treat all three of these at the specific level, as (respectively) Muhlenbergia capillaris Lam.; Muhlenbergia filipes M.A. Curtis; and Muhlenbergia expansa (Poir.) Trin. A more recent innovation, which we will adopt at some point, is the recent recognition that Muhlenbergia sericea (Michx.) P.M. Peterson is the correct name (based on nomenclatural priority) for the plant formerly known as Muhlenbergia filipes M.A. Curtis (= Muhlenbergia capillaris var. filipes) (Gustafson and Peterson 2007). Based on Johnson and Muller (1992, 1993a). Estimated extent of about 300 acres remaining. Parts of this community are probably wetland.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this community are typically dominated by Schizachyrium sanguineum var. sanguineum, sometimes dominated or codominated by Muhlenbergia filipes. Other characteristic species include Randia aculeata, Agave decipiens, Bidens pilosa, Cirsium horridulum, Trichostema [sp. nov. ined.], Dalbergia ecastaphyllum, Alternanthera flavescens (= Alternanthera ramosissima), Croton glandulosus var. floridanus, Flaveria floridana, Flaveria linearis, Euphorbia heterophylla (= Poinsettia heterophylla), Pentalinon luteum (= Urechites lutea), Baccharis halimifolia, Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus, and Fimbristylis castanea.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is a coastal grassland community of southwestern Florida, found in Lee, Collier, and Monroe counties.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Na Eastern North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D026 | 2.B.4.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Na.2 American Beachgrass - Sea-oats - Seaside Goldenrod Dune & Grassland Macrogroup | M057 | 2.B.4.Na.2 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.2.a Wax-myrtle - Sea-oats - Shore Little Bluestem Dune & Grassland Group | G494 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A3688 Southern Hairgrass - Saltmeadow Cordgrass Dune Grassland Alliance | A3688 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL003964 Crimson Bluestem - Gulf Hairawn Muhly - Yellow Thistle - (Basora-Prieta) Grassland | CEGL003964 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Southwest Florida coastal grassland (Johnson and Muller 1993a) [one of three parts]
< Southwest Florida coastal grassland (Johnson and Muller 1992) [one of three parts]
< Southwest Florida coastal grassland (Johnson and Muller 1992) [one of three parts]
- Gustafson, D. J., and P. M. Peterson. 2007. Re-examination of Muhlenbergia capillaris, M. expansa and M. sericea (Poaceae: Muhlenbergiinae). Journal Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1(1):85-89.
- Johnson, A. F., and J. W. Muller. 1992. An assessment of Florida''s remaining coastal upland natural communities: Southwest Florida. The Nature Conservancy, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 12 pp. plus appendices.
- Johnson, A. F., and J. W. Muller. 1993a. An assessment of Florida''s remaining coastal upland natural communities: Final summary report. The Nature Conservancy, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 37 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.