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CEGL003506 Conocarpus erectus / Sporobolus virginicus - Spartina spartinae Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Button Mangrove / Seashore Dropseed - Gulf Cordgrass Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association exhibits a scattered to open canopy of Conocarpus erectus over a grassy herb layer. It is found above normal tidal reach on exposures of Miami Formation oolite in southern Florida. Predominant shrub and herb species include Sporobolus virginicus, Fimbristylis spp., Spartina spartinae, Borrichia frutescens, Borrichia arborescens, Panicum virgatum, Sporobolus pyramidatus, Sarcocornia pacifica, Eustoma exaltatum, and others.
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: The scattered to open canopy contains Conocarpus erectus; this occurs over a grassy herb layer. The predominant shrub and herb species include Sporobolus virginicus, Fimbristylis spp., Spartina spartinae, Borrichia frutescens, Borrichia arborescens, Panicum virgatum, Sporobolus pyramidatus, Sarcocornia pacifica, Eustoma exaltatum, and others.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is found above normal tidal reach on exposures of Miami Formation oolite.
Geographic Range: Within the United States, this association is restricted to southern tropical Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687339
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.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.b Red Mangrove Forest Group | G004 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.b |
| Alliance | A0473 Button Mangrove Fringe Mangrove Alliance | A0473 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.b |
| Association | CEGL003506 Button Mangrove / Seashore Dropseed - Gulf Cordgrass Woodland | CEGL003506 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? ESU 4--Graminoid Supratidal Scrub (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.