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A.481 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.481
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance consists of upland palm savannas dominated by open to scattered canopy of ~Sabal palmetto$. In some cases, these communities occupy narrow strips of upland adjacent to marsh. They have a dense shrubby understory and a high water table. Severe conditions, likely including periodic hurricane damage (by wind and flooding), preclude forest development. They occur in the ACE (Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto) Basin and may be most common in the Sea Islands Section of the Coastal Plain. In southern Florida, vegetation of this alliance occurs on similar sites to ~Pinus elliottii var. densa$ communities but with more frequent fire (2- to 3-year return time) favoring the palm species ~Sabal palmetto$ and ~Serenoa repens$. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2132.A481
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: II.A.2.N.a
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: SABAL PALMETTO TEMPERATE WOODLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.481
  Common: Cabbage Palmetto Temperate Woodland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Sabal palmetto Temperate Woodland Alliance