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Pinus elliottii var. densa / Coccothrinax argentata - Sideroxylon salicifolium Woodland Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus elliottii var. densa / Coccothrinax argentata - Sideroxylon salicifolium Woodland Group
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This group 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. It has been estimated that nearly one-third of the taxa found in this group are restricted to it, including half of south Florida's endemic plants. <i>Pinus elliottii var. densa</i> is the dominant and characteristic pine species in this group 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>. Different shrubs are found on the Miami Ridge than in the Florida Keys. <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:39744-{BE70A62D-2BF1-4935-ABD5-B68D53FA899D}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 12-May-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.833194 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: G005
  Scientific: Pinus elliottii var. densa / Coccothrinax argentata - Sideroxylon salicifolium Woodland Group