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Taxodium ascendens / Hypericum chapmanii / Rhynchospora harperi Dwarf Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Taxodium ascendens / Hypericum chapmanii / Rhynchospora harperi Dwarf Woodland
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Description: This dwarf pond-cypress savanna is a highly unusual association, which is dominated by a rather open, essentially monospecific canopy of dwarfed <i>Taxodium ascendens</i>. A shrub layer (typically below 1.5 m. in height) is dominated by <i>Hypericum chapmanii</i> with <i>Ilex myrtifolia, Cliftonia monophylla, Cyrilla racemiflora</i>, and <i>Stillingia aquatica</i>. The herbaceous stratum is dominated by <i>Rhynchospora harperi</i> and is more prominent and dense than the shrubs. Other forbs noted include <i>Eriocaulon compressum, Xyris stricta, Sabatia bartramii, Scleria baldwinii, Aristida</i> spp., <i>Hypericum</i> sp., <i>Rhexia</i> sp., <i>Lycopodiella alopecuroides</i>, and <i>Pinguicula planifolia</i>. Numerous epiphytes on the <i>Taxodium ascendens</i> include <i>Epidendrum conopseum, Pieris phillyreifolia, Osmanthus americanus, Ilex glabra, Asplenium platyneuron, Thelypteris kunthii</i>, and foliose or fruticose lichens. These dwarf pond-cypress savannas are the result of a rather unique geologic setting and the interrelationship of edaphic, hydrologic, and fire-regime factors. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35116.CEGL007725
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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Names:   Common: West Florida Coat-Rack Cypress Savanna
  Translated: Pond-cypress / Apalachicola St. John's-wort / Harper's Beaksedge Dwarf Woodland
  Scientific: Taxodium ascendens / Hypericum chapmanii / Rhynchospora harperi Dwarf Woodland
  Code: CEGL007725
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685447 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo