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Chamaecyparis thyoides - Sabal palmetto Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Chamaecyparis thyoides - Sabal palmetto Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association includes hydric hammock forests found in the central peninsula of Florida. These forests are dominated by Chamaecyparis thyoides, Sabal palmetto, and Magnolia virginiana, with Quercus nigra, Persea palustris, Gordonia lasianthus, and Pinus serotina at lower cover values. The subcanopy additionally has Ilex cassine, Acer rubrum, and Nyssa biflora. Shrubs are prominent, dominated by Sabal palmetto, Serenoa repens, Ilex coriacea, Ilex cassine, Illicium parviflorum, Chamaecyparis thyoides, Rhapidophyllum hystrix, Agarista populifolia, and Lyonia lucida. This association occurs in saturated, high-pH areas along streams in north-central Florida. It is documented along Mormon Branch on Ocala National Forest. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.20560.CHAMAECYPARISTH
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 15-May-2002 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Atlantic White-cedar - Cabbage Palmetto Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685822 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL008598
  Scientific: Chamaecyparis thyoides - Sabal palmetto Forest
  Common: Central Florida Atlantic White-cedar Hydric Hammock
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Chamaecyparis thyoides - Sabal palmetto Forest