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CEGL003534 Pinus elliottii var. densa / Sabal palmetto / Serenoa repens Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Florida Slash Pine / Cabbage Palmetto / Saw Palmetto Woodland
Colloquial Name: Big Cypress Palm Pine Rockland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Upland Pinus elliottii var. densa-dominated vegetation of southern Florida. Occurrences may be flooded 0-6 days per year; fire frequency typically with a 3- to 7-year return time. Canopy closure may be variable, perhaps exceeding 60%, but all examples are placed here.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community is restricted to the tropical southwestern tip of the Florida peninsula. If it occurs in the temperate Florida Peninsula Ecoregion, it is peripheral and incidental there.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689594
Confidence Level: Low
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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Na Southeastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D006 | 1.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Na.1 Longleaf Pine / Pineland Three-awn Woodland Macrogroup | M007 | 1.B.1.Na.1 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.1.a Florida Slash Pine / Florida Silver Palm - White Bully Woodland Group | G005 | 1.B.1.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A0491 Florida Slash Pine Rockland Woodland Alliance | A0491 | 1.B.1.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL003534 Florida Slash Pine / Cabbage Palmetto / Saw Palmetto Woodland | CEGL003534 | 1.B.1.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: Includes the formerly recognized Pinus elliottii var. densa / Sabal palmetto / Serenoa repens Forest (CEGL007071) and the Pinus elliottii var. densa - Sabal palmetto / Serenoa repens Saturated Woodland (CEGL003537).
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pine forests (Duever et al. 1986)
- Duever, M. J., J. E. Carlson, J. F. Meeder, L. C. Duever, L. H. Gunderson, L. A. Riopelle, T. R. Alexander, R. L. Myers, and D. P. Spangler. 1986. The Big Cypress National Preserve. National Audubon Society Research Report No. 8. National Audubon Society, New York. 444 pp.
- 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]
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.