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CEGL008411 Magnolia virginiana - (Sabal palmetto) Tropical Shell Midden Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sweetbay - (Cabbage Palmetto) Tropical Shell Midden Woodland
Colloquial Name: Tropical Florida Shell Midden Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This tropical calciphilic community is thought to occur on Amerindian shell middens and natural shell deposits, in the tidal marsh landscape of tropical Florida. This is a low-confidence type; more information is needed on the extent and composition of examples of this community. Tropical hardwoods would share canopy dominance with the temperate nominal species Magnolia virginiana and Sabal palmetto. The putative range of this association is south of the extent of Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, which would be absent from stands of this type. Composition is probably highly variable from site to site, depending on environmental conditions and fortuitous accidents of establishment and persistence.
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: Tropical hardwoods would share canopy dominance with the temperate nominal species Magnolia virginiana and Sabal palmetto. The putative range of this association is south of the extent of Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, which would be absent from stands of this type. Composition is probably highly variable from site to site, depending on environmental conditions and fortuitous accidents of establishment and persistence.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This tropical calciphilic community is thought to occur on Amerindian shell middens and natural shell deposits, in the tidal marsh landscape of tropical Florida.
Geographic Range: The range of this putative conceptual association is restricted to tropical Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687859
Confidence Level: Low
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.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 | A2031 False Mastic - Blolly - Sea-grape Forest & Scrub Alliance | A2031 | 1.A.1.Ea.2.b |
| Association | CEGL008411 Sweetbay - (Cabbage Palmetto) Tropical Shell Midden Woodland | CEGL008411 | 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: No Data Available
- 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.