Print Report
CEGL003650 Pinus elliottii var. densa / Quercus minima / Panicum abscissum Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Florida Slash Pine / Dwarf Live Oak / Cut-throat Grass Woodland
Colloquial Name: Central Florida Slash Pine Flatwoods
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community is restricted to the central Florida peninsula. Stands have canopies dominated by Pinus elliottii var. densa. The shrub layer includes Serenoa repens, Lyonia lucida, and other species typical of flatwoods. Panicum abscissum is the most typical and diagnostic herbaceous component.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Panicum abscissum-dominated understories occur with scattered Pinus elliottii canopies in Polk County, Florida.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this association have canopies dominated by Pinus elliottii var. densa. Panicum abscissum is a typical and dominant herbaceous component. When compared against wiregrass flatwoods of the same region, this type differs in the predominance of Panicum abscissum, Lyonia lucida, and Serenoa repens, and supports less Quercus minima (Abrahamson et al. 1984).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This type is one expression of flatwoods in central Florida, including the Lakes Wales Ridge where it occupies more poorly drained soils than scrubby flatwoods, most often the Immokalee Series (Abrahamson et al. 1984).
Geographic Range: This community is restricted to the central Florida peninsula.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687060
Confidence Level: Moderate
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.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.e Longleaf Pine / Inkberry - Saw Palmetto Woodland Group | G596 | 1.B.1.Na.1.e |
| Alliance | A3160 Longleaf Pine / Saw Palmetto / Beyrich''s Three-awn Woodland Alliance | A3160 | 1.B.1.Na.1.e |
| Association | CEGL003650 Florida Slash Pine / Dwarf Live Oak / Cut-throat Grass Woodland | CEGL003650 | 1.B.1.Na.1.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Central Florida Flatwoods/Prairies (Carr et al. 2010)
= Cutthroat Grass Flatwoods (Abrahamson et al. 1984)
= Cutthroat Grass Flatwoods (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.
- Carr, S. C., K. M. Robertson, and R. K. Peet. 2010. A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75(2):153-189.
- 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]
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.