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CEGL004981 Taxodium ascendens - Cliftonia monophylla - Chamaecyparis thyoides / Hypericum nitidum - Cladium mariscus Tidal Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pond-cypress - Buckwheat-tree - Atlantic White-cedar / Carolina St. John''s-wort - Swamp Sawgrass Tidal Forest
Colloquial Name: Northern Gulf Tidal Pond-cypress Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This vegetation of floodplains is found near mouths of rivers just inland from coastal salt marshes in the East Gulf Coastal Plain. This vegetation is a mosaic of stunted forest and open marshlands. The forested areas contain Taxodium ascendens, Cliftonia monophylla, Pinus elliottii var. elliottii, and Chamaecyparis thyoides, along with Magnolia virginiana. Associated marshes with more open canopies contain Hypericum nitidum and Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, with Rhynchospora microcarpa, Rhynchospora filifolia, Nymphaea odorata, Eriocaulon decangulare, Lophiola aurea, Sagittaria lancifolia, and Polygala cymosa. Soils are in the Bohicket and Handsboro series. This community grades upstream into floodplain swamp, and downstream into estuarine tidal marshes.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: On Eglin Air Force Base, found in the Weaver River Basin; could also be found in the Yellow River floodplain.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The forested areas contain Taxodium ascendens, Cliftonia monophylla, Pinus elliottii var. elliottii, and Chamaecyparis thyoides, along with Magnolia virginiana. Associated marshes with more open canopies contain Hypericum nitidum and Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, with Rhynchospora microcarpa, Rhynchospora filifolia, Nymphaea odorata, Eriocaulon decangulare, Lophiola aurea (= Lophiola americana), Sagittaria lancifolia, and Polygala cymosa. A rare plant found here is Macranthera flammea.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This vegetation of floodplains is found near mouths of rivers just inland from coastal salt marshes. Soils are in the Bohicket and Handsboro series. This community grades upstream into floodplain swamp, and downstream into estuarine tidal marshes.
Geographic Range: This vegetation of floodplains is found in the East Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688939
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.4 Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress - Pecan Southern Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M031 | 1.B.3.Nb.4 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c Bald-cypress - Water Tupelo Floodplain Forest Group | G033 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c |
| Alliance | A3595 Bald-cypress - Swamp Tupelo Tidal Swamp Forest Alliance | A3595 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c |
| Association | CEGL004981 Pond-cypress - Buckwheat-tree - Atlantic White-cedar / Carolina St. John''s-wort - Swamp Sawgrass Tidal Forest | CEGL004981 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- 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]
- Kindell, Carolyn. Personal communication. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.