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CEGL007416 Taxodium ascendens / Chrysobalanus icaco - Ficus aurea - Persea palustris Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pond-cypress / Coco-plum - Florida Strangler Fig - Swamp Bay Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: South Florida Pond-cypress Dome (Coco-plum Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These swamp forests of southern Florida are dominated by Taxodium ascendens, Chrysobalanus icaco, Ficus aurea, and Persea palustris. Characteristic species include Magnolia virginiana, Annona glabra, and Ilex cassine.
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: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688101
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.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.1 Pond-cypress - Slash Pine Swamp Macrogroup | M161 | 1.B.3.Nb.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a Pond-cypress / Holly species Basin Swamp Group | G036 | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a |
| Alliance | A4085 Pond-cypress / Pond-apple/ Beaksedge species Subtropical Swamp Forest Alliance | A4085 | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a |
| Association | CEGL007416 Pond-cypress / Coco-plum - Florida Strangler Fig - Swamp Bay Swamp Forest | CEGL007416 | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: >< Cocoplum Thickets (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
? Cypress Dome Forest (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
? Cypress Head (Olmsted et al. 1980a)
? Cypress Dome Forest (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
? Cypress Head (Olmsted et al. 1980a)
- 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]
- 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.
- Olmsted, I. C., L. L. Loope, and C. E. Hilsenbeck. 1980a. Tropical hardwood hammocks of the interior of Everglades National Park and Big Cypress Preserve. USDI National Park Service, Southern Florida Research Center. Report T-604. Homestead, FL.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.