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CEGL004914 Taxodium ascendens / Magnolia virginiana / Cladium mariscus Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pond-cypress / Sweetbay / Swamp Sawgrass Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: Gulf Coast Pond-cypress Dune Swale
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community is found in interdune swales on barrier islands along the Alabama Gulf Coast. Taxodium ascendens dominates the closed canopy. Magnolia virginiana dominates the open to closed subcanopy. Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense dominates the closed herb stratum. In addition to the nominals, other characteristic species include Cyrilla racemiflora, Persea palustris, Morella cerifera, and Rhynchospora miliacea. Herbaceous components can include the ferns Woodwardia virginica and Osmunda regalis.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Additional information is needed to determine the significance and distribution of this community. In composition, it appears to be very distinct from other related communities. This vegetation is occasionally flooded with brackish water.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community is found in interdune swales on barrier islands along the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689084
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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 | A3340 Pond-cypress / Swamp Titi Swamp Forest Alliance | A3340 | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a |
| Association | CEGL004914 Pond-cypress / Sweetbay / Swamp Sawgrass Swamp Forest | CEGL004914 | 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: No Data Available
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data on file. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn University.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.