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Magnolia virginiana - Persea palustris - Chrysobalanus icaco / Acrostichum danaeifolium - Nephrolepis exaltata Forest | Hilsenbeck, C. E., R. H. Hofstet...
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Name: Magnolia virginiana - Persea palustris - Chrysobalanus icaco / Acrostichum danaeifolium - Nephrolepis exaltata Forest
Reference: Hilsenbeck, C. E., R. H. Hofstet...
Description: This bayhead community occurs in the Shark River Slough portion of the Everglades region of southern Florida. It is characterized by a mixture of temperate and tropical species. When compared with the related bayhead forest associated with Taylor Slough, this type has lower canopy closure and species richness, and includes a stronger temperate floristic component. The canopy consists primarily of <i>Persea palustris, Ficus aurea, Magnolia virginiana, Salix caroliniana, Annona glabra, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Chrysobalanus icaco</i>, and <i>Ilex cassine</i>. The shrub layer includes <i>Sambucus canadensis (= Sambucus simpsonii), Myrsine floridana, </i>and <i>Psychotria tenuifolia.</i> Herbaceous species include <i>Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Acrostichum danaeifolium, Blechnum serrulatum, Dicliptera sexangularis, Nephrolepis exaltata, Thelypteris kunthii, Rivina humilis, Habenaria odontopetala</i>, and <i>Melothria pendula</i>. Epiphytes are infrequent. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36544.CEGL007015
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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Names:   Common: Everglades Bayhead Forest (Shark Slough Type)
  Translated: Sweetbay - Swamp Bay - Coco-plum / Inland Leatherfern - Boston Swordfern Forest
  Scientific: Magnolia virginiana - Persea palustris - Chrysobalanus icaco / Acrostichum danaeifolium - Nephrolepis exaltata Forest
  Code: CEGL007015
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686144 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo