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A.880 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.880
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance consists of upland rock barrens of the Florida Keys, dominated by mixtures of cacti and broad-leaved evergreen shrubs. Characteristic species include ~Opuntia stricta, Acanthocereus tetragonus, Evolvulus convolvuloides, Indigofera oxycarpa (= Indigofera trita var. keyensis), Agave decipiens$ (exotic), ~Opuntia triacantha, Sideroxylon celastrinum, Capparis flexuosa, Cynanchum angustifolium, Jacquemontia pentanthos, Pithecellobium unguis-cati, Cienfuegosia yucatanensis$, and ~Stachytarpheta jamaicensis$. The presence, abundance, and diversity of cactus species present distinguishes this vegetation from other, less succulent-dominated shrublands of southern Florida. These are semi-open areas with little or no soil development and much exposed rock, dominated by a variable mixture of cacti, stunted shrubs (often spiny), trailing vines, and tropical herbs. They occur in upland areas above tidal influence. Similar communities, sometimes referred to as 'coastal rock barrens,' are associated with extreme high tide areas. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2509.A880
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: III.A.5.N.c
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: OPUNTIA STRICTA - ACANTHOCEREUS TETRAGONUS SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Code: A.880
  Common: Florida Prickly-pear - Barbed-wire Cactus Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Opuntia stricta - Acanthocereus tetragonus Shrubland Alliance