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CEGL007415 Taxodium ascendens / Annona glabra - Cephalanthus occidentalis - Morella cerifera - Salix caroliniana Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pond-cypress / Pond-apple - Common Buttonbush - Wax-myrtle - Coastal Plain Willow Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: South Florida Pond-cypress Strand
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association represents cypress strands of the south Florida Everglades region, where they are apparently somewhat uncommon communities. These Taxodium ascendens-dominated communities occur in linear bands which follow a north-south gradient. Soil composition is generally organic including various peaty marls, peats, or even mucks. Hydroperiod ranges from 4-10 months. Overstory density ranges from quite open to approximately 80% canopy closure. Epiphytes (bromeliads, orchids, ferns) may be abundant, including Thelypteris reticulata and Campyloneurum latum, along with a diverse understory that includes a number of taxa with tropical affinities.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Traditionally, strands are separated from cypress domes by their linear rather than round shape, and by hydrologic differences, i.e., greater flow; probably with floristic differences as well, but these poorly documented.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: In addition to Taxodium ascendens, Persea borbonia and Ficus aurea are occasionally present in the canopy. A diverse understory may be present, especially along the margins. Woody species may include Chrysobalanus icaco, Annona glabra, Ilex cassine, Cephalanthus occidentalis, Salix caroliniana, Magnolia virginiana, and Myrsine cubana (= Myrsine floridana). Epiphytes (bromeliads, orchids, ferns) may be abundant, including Thelypteris reticulata and Campyloneurum latum. Understory species may include Crinum americanum, Blechnum serrulatum, Thelypteris kunthii (= Thelypteris normalis), and Acrostichum danaeifolium.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs in the Everglades region of south Florida (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979), where it occurs in linear bands which follow a north-south gradient. Soil composition is generally organic including various peaty marls, peats, or even mucks. Hydroperiod ranges from 4-10 months.
Geographic Range: This association represents cypress strands of the south Florida Everglades region, where they are apparently somewhat uncommon communities (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689126
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.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 | A4085 Pond-cypress / Pond-apple/ Beaksedge species Subtropical Swamp Forest Alliance | A4085 | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a |
| Association | CEGL007415 Pond-cypress / Pond-apple - Common Buttonbush - Wax-myrtle - Coastal Plain Willow Swamp Forest | CEGL007415 | 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: ? Cypress Strand (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
= Cypress Strand Forest (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
? Cypress Stringer (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
= Cypress Strand Forest (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
? Cypress Stringer (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
- 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]
- 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.