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CEGL003505 Conocarpus erectus - Rhizophora mangle - Laguncularia racemosa - Metopium toxiferum / Tillandsia spp. Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Button Mangrove - Red Mangrove - White Mangrove - Florida Poisontree / Airplant species Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community is a short woodland or tall shrubland community of subtropical Florida, with canopy height ranging from 2.5-8 m. Canopy closure averages 50-65%. The canopy consists of Conocarpus erectus, Rhizophora mangle, Laguncularia racemosa, Avicennia germinans, Metopium toxiferum, Persea palustris, Sabal palmetto, and Taxodium ascendens. Epiphytes present include Tillandsia utriculata, Tillandsia x floridana, Tillandsia balbisiana, Tillandsia fasciculata, Tillandsia paucifolia, Tillandsia flexuosa, Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana, Phlebodium aureum, Encyclia tampensis, and Vanilla barbellata.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Within the Saline Mangrove Zone are Saline Buttonwood Islands or Strands. Buttonwoods form almost pure stands on the islands that have built up a peat elevation of one foot or more. These areas are 45 to 90 cm (1.5-3 feet) above mean tide but are submerged by storm tides. The Coastal Prairies also have Buttonwood Strands. Hurricane Donna in 1960 deposited a layer of marl mud on the coastal prairies which furnished an excellent seed bed, and buttonwood has now taken hold on these prairies (Zane 2004).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This community is a short woodland or tall shrubland community of subtropical Florida, with canopy height ranging from 2.5-8 m. Canopy closure averages 50-65% providing "an ideal habitat for most of the sun-adapted bromeliads" (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979). The canopy consists of Conocarpus erectus, Rhizophora mangle, Laguncularia racemosa, Avicennia germinans, Metopium toxiferum, Persea palustris, Sabal palmetto, and Taxodium ascendens. Epiphytes present include Tillandsia utriculata, Tillandsia x floridana (= Tillandsia x smalliana), Tillandsia balbisiana, Tillandsia fasciculata, Tillandsia paucifolia, Tillandsia flexuosa, Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana, Phlebodium aureum, Encyclia tampensis, and Vanilla barbellata.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community is found in subtropical Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
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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.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.b Red Mangrove Forest Group | G004 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.b |
| Alliance | A0473 Button Mangrove Fringe Mangrove Alliance | A0473 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.b |
| Association | CEGL003505 Button Mangrove - Red Mangrove - White Mangrove - Florida Poisontree / Airplant species Woodland | CEGL003505 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Buttonwood Strand (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
- Hilsenbeck, C. E., R. H. Hofstetter, and T. R. Alexander. 1979. Preliminary synopsis of major plant communities in the East Everglades area: Vegetation map supplement. Unpublished document. Metropolitan Dade County Planning Department, Miami, FL.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Zane, T. L., compiler. 2004. Florida buttonwood: Conocarpus erectus. A collection of articles about buttonwood from issues of the Florida Bonsai magazine.[http://www.bonsai-bsf.com/bwood.html]