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CEGL004423 Salix caroliniana / Decodon verticillatus / Typha latifolia Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Coastal Plain Willow / Swamp-loosestrife / Broadleaf Cattail Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: Central Florida Willow Thicket
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This seasonally flooded willow community occurs in peaty depressional wetlands in Florida. Salix caroliniana is the monodominant small tree. Associated species are Decodon verticillatus, Typha latifolia, Boehmeria cylindrica, Saccharum giganteum, and Hydrocotyle spp. An example of this community at Canaveral National Seashore occurs along the edge of a larger, linear marsh and is dominated by Salix caroliniana in both the canopy and tall-shrub layers, with a sparse herb layer of Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Sagittaria lancifolia, and Acrostichum danaeifolium.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples at Paynes Prairie State Preserve, Alachua County, Florida.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Salix caroliniana is the monodominant small tree. Associated species are Decodon verticillatus, Typha latifolia, Boehmeria cylindrica, Saccharum giganteum, and Hydrocotyle spp. An example of this community at Canaveral National Seashore occurs along the edge of a larger, linear marsh and is dominated by Salix caroliniana in both the canopy and tall-shrub layers, with a sparse herb layer of Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Sagittaria lancifolia, and Acrostichum danaeifolium.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This seasonally flooded willow community occurs in peaty depressional wetlands in Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688986
Confidence Level: Low
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.4 Swamp Chestnut Oak - Bald-cypress - Pecan Southern Floodplain Forest Macrogroup | M031 | 1.B.3.Nb.4 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b Green Ash - American Elm - Black Willow Floodplain Forest Group | G759 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
| Alliance | A1914 Carolina Willow - Black Willow Coastal Plain Swamp Forest Alliance | A1914 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
| Association | CEGL004423 Coastal Plain Willow / Swamp-loosestrife / Broadleaf Cattail Swamp Forest | CEGL004423 | 1.B.3.Nb.4.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.