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CEGL007058 Conocarpus erectus - Sideroxylon celastrinum - Erithalis fruticosa - Manilkara jaimiqui ssp. emarginata Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Button Mangrove - Saffron-plum - Blacktorch - Wild Dilly Forest
Colloquial Name: Florida Keys Wetland Thornscrub
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest of southern Florida is transitional between upland and tidal wetland (mangrove), but its landscape position and ecological affinities are primarily with the uplands. Vegetation is 3-7 m tall, with a diverse canopy (usually no species with more than 25% cover) codominated by mixtures of Conocarpus erectus, Sideroxylon celastrinum, Erithalis fruticosa, Manilkara jaimiqui ssp. emarginata, Pithecellobium keyense, Eugenia foetida, Metopium toxiferum, Jacquinia keyensis, Coccoloba uvifera, Ximenia americana, Suriana maritima, Reynosia septentrionalis, and Guapira discolor. Other characteristic species include Leucothrinax morrisii, Thrinax radiata, Coccothrinax argentata, Casasia clusiifolia, Maytenus phyllanthoides, Randia aculeata, Eugenia axillaris, Solanum erianthum, and Sideroxylon salicifolium.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Based on Ross et al. (1992), Kruer (1992), and Snyder, Herndon, and Robertson (1990).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Conocarpus erectus is an important part of the canopy but is mixed in with upland species (Ross et al. 1992). Vegetation is 3-7 m tall, with a diverse canopy (usually no species with more than 25% cover) codominated by mixtures of Conocarpus erectus, Sideroxylon celastrinum, Erithalis fruticosa, Manilkara jaimiqui ssp. emarginata, Pithecellobium keyense, Eugenia foetida, Metopium toxiferum, Jacquinia keyensis, Coccoloba uvifera, Ximenia americana, Suriana maritima, Reynosia septentrionalis, and Guapira discolor. Other characteristic species include Leucothrinax morrisii (= Thrinax morrisii), Thrinax radiata, Coccothrinax argentata, Casasia clusiifolia, Maytenus phyllanthoides, Randia aculeata, Eugenia axillaris, Solanum erianthum, and Sideroxylon salicifolium.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community is transitional between upland and tidal wetland (mangrove), but its landscape position and ecological affinities are primarily with the uplands. "These sites include the most upslope locations to be inundated in the absence of a major tropical storm. Water may be ponded for a short time ... when high tides and periods of heavy rain coincide, particularly during the late summer. A recognizable feature of this Unit at any time of year are the very shallow soils, without significant accumulations of organic matter" (Ross et al. 1992). The hydrology is not tidal.
Geographic Range: This community is found in southern Florida.
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 | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.A Tropical Forest & Woodland Subclass | S17 | 1.A |
| Formation | 1.A.1 Tropical Dry Forest & Woodland Formation | F003 | 1.A.1 |
| Division | 1.A.1.Ea Caribbean-Mesoamerican Dry Forest & Woodland Division | D099 | 1.A.1.Ea |
| Macrogroup | 1.A.1.Ea.2 Gumbo Limbo - Tie-tongue - Stopper species Caribbean Coastal Lowland Dry Forest Macrogroup | M134 | 1.A.1.Ea.2 |
| Group | 1.A.1.Ea.2.b Gumbo Limbo - Tie-tongue - White Stopper Forest Group | G765 | 1.A.1.Ea.2.b |
| Alliance | A2030 Gumbo Limbo - Tie-tongue - White Stopper Forest Alliance | A2030 | 1.A.1.Ea.2.b |
| Association | CEGL007058 Button Mangrove - Saffron-plum - Blacktorch - Wild Dilly Forest | CEGL007058 | 1.A.1.Ea.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = ESU 8--Transitional Thorn Woodland (Ross et al. 1992)
- Kruer, C. R. 1992. An assessment of Florida''s remaining coastal and upland natural communities: Florida Keys. The Nature Conservancy, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 33 pp. plus appendices.
- Ross, M. S., J. J. O''Brien, and L. J. Flynn. 1992. Ecological site classification of Florida Keys terrestrial habitats. Biotropica 24:488-502.
- Snyder, J. R., A. Herndon, and W. B. Robertson, Jr. 1990. South Florida rockland. Pages 230-277 in: R. L. Myers and J. J. 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.