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CEGL003996 Taxodium ascendens / Paspalum monostachyum - Rhynchospora microcarpa - Cladium mariscus Swamp Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pond-cypress / Gulfdune Crowngrass - Southern Beaksedge - Swamp Sawgrass Swamp Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Stands of this association (which is restricted to southern tropical and subtropical Florida) exhibit a stunted, scattered canopy (1.7-6 m tall) of Taxodium ascendens (varying locally to less than 10% cover), with a graminoid herb layer dominated by Paspalum monostachyum, Rhynchospora microcarpa, and Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense. Other characteristic species include Rhynchospora divergens, Schizachyrium rhizomatum, Rhynchospora tracyi, Panicum tenerum, Cassytha filiformis, Cirsium horridulum, Solidago stricta, Rhynchospora colorata, Panicum virgatum, Aristida purpurascens var. virgata, Ludwigia simpsonii, Symphyotrichum dumosum, Symphyotrichum tenuifolium, Sabatia bartramii, Centella erecta, Agalinis linifolia, Oxypolis filiformis, and Hymenocallis palmeri.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: See Gunderson and Loope (1982a).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The stunted, scattered canopy (1.7-6 m tall) is dominated by Taxodium ascendens (varying locally to less than 10% cover), and the graminoid herb layer is dominated by Paspalum monostachyum, Rhynchospora microcarpa, and Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense. Other characteristic species include Rhynchospora divergens, Schizachyrium rhizomatum, Rhynchospora tracyi, Panicum tenerum, Cassytha filiformis, Cirsium horridulum, Solidago stricta, Rhynchospora colorata, Panicum virgatum, Aristida purpurascens var. virgata (= Aristida virgata), Ludwigia simpsonii, Symphyotrichum dumosum (= Aster dumosus), Symphyotrichum tenuifolium (= Aster tenuifolius), Sabatia bartramii, Centella erecta, Agalinis linifolia, Oxypolis filiformis, and Hymenocallis palmeri.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This type is restricted to southern tropical and subtropical Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688203
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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 | CEGL003996 Pond-cypress / Gulfdune Crowngrass - Southern Beaksedge - Swamp Sawgrass Swamp Woodland | CEGL003996 | 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: ? Cypress Prairie (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
? Dwarf Cypress (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
? Hatrack Cypress (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
? Open-canopy ("Hatrack") Cypress Forest (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
? Dwarf Cypress (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
? Hatrack Cypress (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
? Open-canopy ("Hatrack") Cypress Forest (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
- Gunderson, L. H., and L. L. Loope. 1982a. A survey and inventory of the plant communities in the Raccoon Point Area, Big Cypress National Preserve. Report No. T-665. USDI National Park Service, Southern Florida Research Center, Homestead, FL. 36 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.