Name:
Conocarpus erectus Fringe Mangrove Alliance
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This alliance consists of woodlands with an open to widely scattered canopy of tree-sized <i>Conocarpus erectus</i>, with herbaceous or shrubby understories. Typical associated canopy and large-shrub species may include <i>Conocarpus erectus, Rhizophora mangle, Laguncularia racemosa, Avicennia germinans, Metopium toxiferum, Persea palustris, Sabal palmetto</i>, and <i>Taxodium ascendens</i>. Epiphytes are sometimes very abundant, and can include <i>Tillandsia</i> spp., <i>Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. michauxiana, Phlebodium aureum, Encyclia tampensis</i>, and <i>Vanilla barbellata</i>. In grassy associations, typical species may include <i>Sporobolus virginicus, Fimbristylis</i> spp., <i>Spartina spartinae, Borrichia frutescens, Borrichia arborescens, Panicum virgatum, Sporobolus pyramidatus, Salicornia depressa</i>, and <i>Eustoma exaltatum</i>. These communities are found in upper tidal and supratidal areas and on slightly elevated marl soils, where they are generally flooded only by seasonal high tides or storm tides. They occur slightly higher (0.2-1 m) than the mean high tide line.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38063-{D7F40A2E-9FDD-4582-A8F3-627C7C261C17}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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