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CEGL004959 Taxodium ascendens / Ilex myrtifolia / Hypericum myrtifolium / Lobelia floridana - Polygala cymosa Swamp Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pond-cypress / Myrtle Dahoon / Myrtleleaf St. John''s-wort - Florida Lobelia - Tall Pinebarren Milkwort Swamp Woodland
Colloquial Name: Pond-cypress Dome Swamp Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This dome swamp association occurs embedded in pine flatwoods. Taxodium ascendens dominates the canopy (often essentially monospecific), but sometimes with lesser amounts of Pinus elliottii var. elliottii or Nyssa biflora. Ilex myrtifolia is common in the understory. Other characteristic species include Arnoglossum ovatum, Asclepias lanceolata, Coelorachis rugosa, Coreopsis nudata, Dichanthelium erectifolium, Dichanthelium scoparium, Dichanthelium wrightianum, Eleocharis tuberculosa, Eriocaulon decangulare, Hypericum myrtifolium, Juncus polycephalos, Lobelia floridana, Ludwigia pilosa, Oxypolis filiformis, Pinguicula planifolia, Polygala cymosa, Rhexia virginica, Rhynchospora careyana, Rhynchospora corniculata, Rhynchospora filifolia, Rhynchospora spp., Sabatia bartramii, Scleria baldwinii, Woodwardia virginica, and Xyris spp.
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: Taxodium ascendens dominates the canopy (often essentially monospecific), but sometimes with lesser amounts of Pinus elliottii var. elliottii or Nyssa biflora. Ilex myrtifolia is common in the understory. Other characteristic species include Arnoglossum ovatum, Asclepias lanceolata, Coelorachis rugosa, Coreopsis nudata, Dichanthelium erectifolium, Dichanthelium scoparium, Dichanthelium wrightianum, Eleocharis tuberculosa, Eriocaulon decangulare, Hypericum myrtifolium, Juncus polycephalos, Lobelia floridana, Ludwigia pilosa, Oxypolis filiformis, Pinguicula planifolia, Polygala cymosa, Rhexia virginica, Rhynchospora careyana, Rhynchospora corniculata, Rhynchospora filifolia, Rhynchospora spp., Sabatia bartramii, Scleria baldwinii, Woodwardia virginica, and Xyris spp.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These pond-cypress swamps occur in depressions embedded in pine flatwoods in the East Gulf Coastal Plain Ecoregion.
Geographic Range: This pond-cypress swamp association occurs in the East Gulf Coastal Plain Ecoregion from Mississippi to Florida, and probably also in adjacent southern Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688640
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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 | A3342 Pond-cypress / Broad-fruit Horned Beaksedge - Redtop Panicgrass Swamp Forest Alliance | A3342 | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a |
| Association | CEGL004959 Pond-cypress / Myrtle Dahoon / Myrtleleaf St. John''s-wort - Florida Lobelia - Tall Pinebarren Milkwort Swamp Woodland | CEGL004959 | 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: = Dome Swamp (Kindell et al. 1997)
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data on file. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn University.
- 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]
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Kindell, C. E., B. J. Herring, C. Nordman, J. Jensen, A. R. Schotz, and L. G. Chafin. 1997. Natural community survey of Eglin Air Force Base, 1993-1996: Final report. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 123 pp. plus appendix.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.