Name:
Uniola paniculata Subtropical Herbaceous Alliance
Reference:
Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description:
This alliance consists of tropical and subtropical coastal grasslands (sometimes with scattered shrubs) dominated or codominated by Uniola paniculata. This alliance is separated from the temperate alliance (V.A.5.N.a) by the presence of a substantial tropical floristic component. Vegetation described in this alliance is dominated by Uniola paniculata, with other herbs including Hymenocallis latifolia, Sesuvium portulacastrum, Panicum spp., Sporobolus virginicus, Sporobolus spp., Chamaesyce mesembrianthemifolia, Suaeda linearis, Flaveria linearis, Melanthera sp., Alternanthera maritima, Chamaesyce bombensis, Croton punctatus, Helianthus debilis ssp. debilis, Heliotropium polyphyllum, Ipomoea pes-caprae, Oenothera humifusa, Sesuvium portulacastrum, and Spartina patens. Woody plants can have slight to (often substantial) cover, of species such as Argusia gnaphalodes, Coccoloba uvifera, Ernodea littoralis, Iva imbricata, Opuntia stricta, Phyllanthus abnormis, Sabal palmetto, Suriana maritima, Pithecellobium keyense, Lantana involucrata, Cynanchum northropiae, and Caesalpinia bonduc. In the southeastern United States, this alliance is represented in only a limited number of sites in southern Florida. Many examples have substantial cover of woody vines and shrubs.
Accession Code:
VB.CC.18781.UNIOLAPANICULAT
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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