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CEGL003806 Conocarpus erectus - (Laguncularia racemosa) / Batis maritima - Borrichia frutescens / Suaeda linearis Scrub
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Button Mangrove - (White Mangrove) / Turtleweed - Bushy Seaside-tansy / Annual Seepweed Scrub
Colloquial Name: Florida Keys Rubble Mangrove Scrub
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This vegetation occurs in narrow bands on rubble substrate behind coastal mangrove zones in the Upper Florida Keys and apparently related areas of the Florida peninsula. Stands are dominated by Conocarpus erectus. Other mangrove species may occur as well, including Laguncularia racemosa. Other characteristic species include Borrichia frutescens, Batis maritima, Suaeda linearis, Salicornia depressa, Thespesia populnea (exotic), Avicennia germinans, and Blutaparon vermiculare.
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: Stands are dominated by Conocarpus erectus. Other mangrove species may occur as well, including Laguncularia racemosa. Other characteristic species include Borrichia frutescens, Batis maritima, Suaeda linearis, Salicornia depressa (= Salicornia virginica), Thespesia populnea (exotic), Avicennia germinans, and Blutaparon vermiculare (= Philoxerus vermicularis). In addition, Sesuvium portulacastrum may be present.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This vegetation occurs in narrow bands on rubble substrate behind coastal mangrove zones in the Upper Florida Keys and related areas of the Florida peninsula.
Geographic Range: This vegetation occurs behind coastal mangrove zones in the Upper Florida Keys and apparently related areas of the Florida peninsula. Conocarpus erectus ranges north to Cape Canaveral.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688326
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.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.a Black Mangrove - White Mangrove Forest Group | G003 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.a |
| Alliance | A0075 Black Mangrove - White Mangrove Basin Mangrove Alliance | A0075 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.a |
| Association | CEGL003806 Button Mangrove - (White Mangrove) / Turtleweed - Bushy Seaside-tansy / Annual Seepweed Scrub | CEGL003806 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? ESU 5--Succulent 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.