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Pinus elliottii var. elliottii / Cliftonia monophylla - Cyrilla racemiflora Woodland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus elliottii var. elliottii / Cliftonia monophylla - Cyrilla racemiflora Woodland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association presumably represents swamps of the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Florida (and possibly Mississippi and Alabama) with overstory canopy dominated by <i>Pinus elliottii var. elliottii</i>. In addition, <i>Pinus serotina</i> may be present but not abundant. These swamps may occur on strongly acidic, infertile, often peaty soils which are either shallowly inundated or waterlogged during wet seasons. They may be associated with blackwater areas and are usually isolated from more fire-prone flatwoods. In contrast to examples with a strong component of <i>Pinus serotina</i>, this association may inhabit deeper portions of acidic swamps. The midstory is strongly dominated by <i>Cliftonia monophylla</i> and <i>Cyrilla racemiflora</i> which tend to exclude invasion of other species, and which strongly suppress herbaceous understory species. Other evergreen species, such as <i>Lyonia lucida</i> and <i>Ilex coriacea</i>, may be common. Overall, species richness is quite low. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35686.CEGL003638
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: East Gulf Coastal Plain Slash Pine / Titi Swamp
  Translated: Slash Pine / Buckwheat-tree - Swamp Titi Woodland
  Scientific: Pinus elliottii var. elliottii / Cliftonia monophylla - Cyrilla racemiflora Woodland
  Code: CEGL003638
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689903 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo