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Pinus elliottii var. densa Rockland Woodland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus elliottii var. densa Rockland Woodland Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This alliance includes pinelands of extreme southern Florida growing on limestone, or on thin sandy soils over limestone. The uniqueness of the flora associated with this type has long been recognized, including the number of endemic and West Indian species that are present in examples. It has been estimated that nearly one-third of the taxa found in this alliance are restricted to it, including half of south Florida's endemic plants. <i>Pinus elliottii var. densa</i> is the dominant and characteristic pine in examples of this alliance on the southern Florida Peninsula. The understory vegetation consists of many hardwood species, including a number with tropical origins, and the herbaceous flora is species-rich and fire-adapted. Shrubs include <i>Chrysobalanus icaco, Coccothrinax argentata, Ilex cassine, Sideroxylon salicifolium, Tetrazygia bicolor</i>, and <i>Leucothrinax morrisii</i>. A different suite of shrubs is found on the Miami Ridge than in the Florida Keys. For example, <i>Leucothrinax morrisii</i> is a typical shrub only in the Florida Keys. More common and representative (if not diagnostic) species on the mainland and Florida Keys include <i>Guettarda scabra, Guettarda elliptica, Dodonaea viscosa, Serenoa repens</i>, and <i>Byrsonima lucida</i>.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38066-{5591FB9A-5A74-456B-9841-8F7AD029DBD4} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 24-Mar-2016 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Pinus elliottii var. densa / Coccothrinax argentata - Sideroxylon salicifolium Woodland Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Pinus elliottii var. densa / Coccothrinax argentata - Leucothrinax morrisii Woodland   Pinus elliottii var. densa / Sabal palmetto / Serenoa repens Woodland   Pinus elliottii var. densa / Serenoa repens - Tetrazygia bicolor - Guettarda scabra Woodland   Pinus elliottii var. densa / Sideroxylon salicifolium - Chrysobalanus icaco - Ilex cassine Woodland		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.960957 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A0491   Translated: Florida Slash Pine Rockland Woodland Alliance   Common: South Florida Pine Rockland   Scientific: Pinus elliottii var. densa Rockland Woodland Alliance