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Sabal palmetto - Quercus virginiana - Ulmus americana - Ficus aurea / Acrostichum danaeifolium - Nephrolepis exaltata Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Sabal palmetto - Quercus virginiana - Ulmus americana - Ficus aurea / Acrostichum danaeifolium - Nephrolepis exaltata Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This plant association comprises hydric hammocks of coastal peninsular Florida, with some tropical components. Hydric hammocks typically form where deep groundwater seeps slowly from limestone outcrops. This vegetation is characterized by a diverse canopy, usually composed of a combination of temperate elements (e.g., <i>Sabal palmetto, Quercus virginiana, Quercus laurifolia, Magnolia virginiana, Ulmus americana</i>, etc.) with tropical ones such as <i>Ficus aurea</i>. Some characteristic tropical understory components include <i>Acrostichum danaeifolium</i> and <i>Nephrolepis exaltata</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35247.CEGL004409
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Subtropical Hydric Hammock
  Translated: Cabbage Palmetto - Live Oak - American Elm - Florida Strangler Fig / Inland Leatherfern - Boston Swordfern Forest
  Scientific: Sabal palmetto - Quercus virginiana - Ulmus americana - Ficus aurea / Acrostichum danaeifolium - Nephrolepis exaltata Forest
  Code: CEGL004409
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689552 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo