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CEGL003799 Schinus terebinthifolius Ruderal Wet Scrub
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Brazilian Peppertree Ruderal Wet Scrub
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: One- to 8-m tall shrublands dominated by the exotic Schinus terebinthifolius, generally essentially monospecific. Sometimes Psidium guajava, Baccharis halimifolia, Ficus aurea, or Salix caroliniana can codominate, under varying circumstances.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Schinus terebinthifolius-dominated communities are known from the vicinity of Corpus Christi, Texas, and south along the coast. More information is needed to determine if these communities should be classified in this seasonally flooded association or in the upland association ~Schinus terebinthifolius Ruderal Shrubland (CEGL004448)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: These shrublands dominated by the exotic Schinus terebinthifolius, and are generally essentially monospecific. Sometimes Psidium guajava, Baccharis halimifolia, Ficus aurea, or Salix caroliniana can codominate, under varying circumstances.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs in shallow seasonally flooded depressions.
Geographic Range: This alliance is found in Florida, Hawaii and Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Nb Southeastern North American Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D062 | 1.B.3.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nb.90 Red Maple - Tuliptree - Sugarberry Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M310 | 1.B.3.Nb.90 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.90.b Southeastern Exotic Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Group | G762 | 1.B.3.Nb.90.b |
| Alliance | A3339 Chinese Tallow - Punktree - Brazilian Peppertree Ruderal Flooded & Swamp Forest Alliance | A3339 | 1.B.3.Nb.90.b |
| Association | CEGL003799 Brazilian Peppertree Ruderal Wet Scrub | CEGL003799 | 1.B.3.Nb.90.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Brazilian Pepper - Guava Forest (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
? Brazilian Pepper Monoculture (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
= Brazilian Pepper, Schinus terebinthifolius (Duever et al. 1986)
? Saltbush - Brazilian Pepper Community (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
? Brazilian Pepper Monoculture (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
= Brazilian Pepper, Schinus terebinthifolius (Duever et al. 1986)
? Saltbush - Brazilian Pepper Community (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
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- Duever, M. J., J. E. Carlson, J. F. Meeder, L. C. Duever, L. H. Gunderson, L. A. Riopelle, T. R. Alexander, R. L. Myers, and D. P. Spangler. 1986. The Big Cypress National Preserve. National Audubon Society Research Report No. 8. National Audubon Society, New York. 444 pp.
- Hilsenbeck, C. E., R. H. Hofstetter, and T. R. Alexander. 1979. Preliminary synopsis of major plant communities in the East Everglades area: Vegetation map supplement. Unpublished document. Metropolitan Dade County Planning Department, Miami, FL.
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- Olmsted, I. C., and L. L. Loope. 1984. Plant communities of Everglades National Park. Pages 167-184 in: P. J. Gleason, editor. Environments of South Florida: Present and past. II. Miami Geologic Society, Coral Gables, FL.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.