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CEGL004668 Pinus clausa / Ceratiola ericoides / Cladonia spp. Scrub
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sand Pine / Sand-heath / Cup Lichen species Scrub
Colloquial Name: Panhandle Open Sand Pine / Sand-heath Scrub
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This scrub community of the Florida Panhandle coast has an emergent layer of Pinus clausa above a patchy shrub layer dominated by Ceratiola ericoides. Bare soil is common, and herbaceous species are generally absent. Patches of Cladonia species form the ground layer.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This scrub community is found along the Florida Panhandle coast.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688836
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Na Southeastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D006 | 1.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Na.1 Longleaf Pine / Pineland Three-awn Woodland Macrogroup | M007 | 1.B.1.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.1.b Sand Pine / Sand Live Oak - Myrtle Oak Scrub Forest & Woodland Group | G008 | 1.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Alliance | A3117 Sand Pine Scrub Woodland Alliance | A3117 | 1.B.1.Na.1.b |
| Association | CEGL004668 Sand Pine / Sand-heath / Cup Lichen species Scrub | CEGL004668 | 1.B.1.Na.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IB8h. Gulf Coastal Scrub (Allard 1990)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- 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]
- Johnson, A. F., and M. G. Barbour. 1990. Dunes and maritime forests. Pages 429-480 in: R. L. Myers and J. J. Ewel, editors. Ecosystems of Florida. University of Central Florida Press, Orlando.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.