National Forests in Florida Final Report
Southern Umbrella-sedge - Tracy's Beaksedge Herbaceous Vegetation
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Southern Umbrella-sedge - Tracy's Beaksedge Herbaceous VegetationElement Identifiers NVCS association: Fuirena scirpoidea - Rhynchospora tracyi Herbaceous Vegetation Database Code: CEGL004123 Formation: Seasonally flooded temperate or subpolar grassland Alliance: FUIRENA SCIRPOIDEA - RHYNCHOSPORA SPP. SEASONALLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE (V.A.5.N.k.12) Element Concept Summary: Emergent zones of Coastal Plain limesink ponds and lakes, dominated by Fuirena scirpoidea and Rhynchospora tracyi. This is currently defined for the panhandle of Florida, but may extend into Georgia. It is also reported for Alabama. Environment: See Summary Vegetation: See Summary Dynamics: See Summary Similar Associations: No information Synonymy: No information Comments: None Conservation Ranking & Rare Species GRank: G3G4 (97-08-13): High-ranked species: No information Element Distribution Range: States: AL FL GA? Crosswalk to State Classifications: Not yet cross-referenced to state classifications TNC Ecoregions: 53:C, 55:P, 56:P USFS Ecoregions: 232C:CP, 232Db:CCC, 232Dc:CCC, 232Ga:CCP, 232Gb:CC? Federal Lands: USFS (Apalachicola) Element Sources References: Open Limesinks and Emergent Vegetation Peelbark St. John's-wort Hypericum PondElement Identifiers NVCS association: Hypericum fasciculatum / Rhynchospora (chapmanii, harperi) Shrubland Database Code: CEGL003869 Formation: Seasonally flooded microphyllous shrubland Alliance: HYPERICUM (CHAPMANII, FASCICULATUM) SEASONALLY FLOODED SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE (III.A.4.N.d.1) Element Concept Summary: Wet prairies and depressional wetlands dominated by the needle-leaved Hypericum fasciculatum. Rhynchospora chapmanii and Rhynchospora harperi are frequent associates. Other species present in southern Florida examples (Okeechobee County) include Proserpinaca pectinata, Gratiola sp., Pluchea sp., Rhynchospora inundata, Rhynchospora spp., Lachnanthes caroliana, and Oxypolis filiformis. Environment: This community occurs in seasonally inundated depressional wetlands in very flat landscapes of the Outer Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States. It includes wet prairies and depressional wetlands, such as ponds or zones of ponds. Vegetation: Stands are dominated by the needle-leaved Hypericum fasciculatum. Rhynchospora chapmanii and Rhynchospora harperi are frequent associates. Other species present in southern Florida examples (Okeechobee County) include Proserpinaca pectinata, Gratiola sp., Pluchea sp., Rhynchospora inundata, Rhynchospora spp., Lachnanthes caroliana, and Oxypolis filiformis. This vegetation may grade into adjacent pond zones dominated by Panicum hemitomon, for example on the Apalachicola National Forest (Florida). Floating aquatic plants such as Nuphar lutea ssp. orbiculata may be present. Dynamics: See Summary Similar Associations: No information Synonymy: No information Comments: Examples are known at Gulf State Park, Baldwin County, Alabama, and at Kissimmee Prairie State Preserve, Okeechobee County, Florida. Conservation Ranking & Rare Species GRank: G2G3 (98-01-11): This association is restricted to the outer Coastal Plain portions of Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. Acreage of most occurrences is small, and occurrences outside public lands are degraded by fire exclusion, water-table alteration, livestock, ORVs, and timber removal in adjacent areas. High-ranked species: No information Element Distribution Range: This association is found in the East Gulf Coastal Plain and South Atlantic Coastal Plain in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. It is probable in the Florida peninsula. States: AL FL GA SC Crosswalk to State Classifications: GA: Sagpond Shrub/Scrub Vegetation (GA 1990) TNC Ecoregions: 53:C, 55:P, 56:C USFS Ecoregions: 232Be:CCP, 232Bg:CCP, 232Bh:CCC, 232Bi:CCP, 232Bj:CCC, 232Ca:CPP, 232Cb:CPP, 232Cc:CPP, 232Cf:CPP, 232Dc:CCC, 232Ga:CCC, 232Gc:CCC, 232Gd:CCC Federal Lands: USFS (Apalachicola) Element Sources References: Ambrose 1990a Emergent Ponds and Marshes Chalky Bluestem Florida PrairieElement Identifiers NVCS association: Andropogon (capillipes, glaucopsis) - Rhynchospora fascicularis var. fascicularis - Rhexia mariana Herbaceous Vegetation Database Code: CEGL004460 Formation: Seasonally flooded temperate or subpolar grassland Alliance: ARISTIDA PALUSTRIS - ANDROPOGON (CAPILLIPES, GLAUCOPSIS) - RHYNCHOSPORA SPP. SEASONALLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE (V.A.5.N.k.3) Element Concept Summary: This community occurs in seasonally flooded, short hydroperiod situations in depressional wetlands. At Paynes Prairie (a 6000-hectare basin in the Florida peninsula), this community has the shortest hydroperiod of the various graminoid-dominated communities. It is dominated by various mixtures of Andropogon capillipes, Andropogon glaucopsis, Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior, Andropogon virginicus, Rhynchospora fascicularis var. fascicularis, Rhynchospora microcarpa, Juncus marginatus, Glottidium vesicarium (= Sesbania vesicaria), and Rhexia mariana. Other characteristic species are Eupatorium capillifolium, Panicum hemitomon, Eupatorium mohrii, Ludwigia suffruticosa, Ludwigia microcarpa, Hibiscus grandiflorus, Rhynchospora caduca, Euthamia caroliniana (= Euthamia tenuifolia), Fimbristylis sp., Hydrocotyle spp., Ptilimnium capillaceum, Boehmeria cylindrica, Paspalum notatum, and Paspalum urvillei. Environment: See Summary Vegetation: This association is dominated by various mixtures of Andropogon glaucopsis, Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior, Andropogon virginicus, Rhynchospora fascicularis var. fascicularis, Rhynchospora microcarpa, Juncus marginatus, Glottidium vesicarium (= Sesbania vesicaria), and Rhexia mariana. Other characteristic species are Eupatorium capillifolium, Panicum hemitomon, Eupatorium mohrii, Ludwigia suffruticosa, Ludwigia microcarpa, Hibiscus grandiflorus, Rhynchospora caduca, Euthamia caroliniana (= Euthamia tenuifolia), Fimbristylis sp., Hydrocotyle spp., Ptilimnium capillaceum, Boehmeria cylindrica, Paspalum notatum, and Paspalum urvillei. Scattered Pinus elliottii may be present. Related examples on the Ocala National Forest (Farles Prairie, Chain o' Lakes) contain Andropogon capillipes, Andropogon glaucopsis, Rhexia mariana, Eupatorium capillifolium, Hypericum brachyphyllum, Hypericum fasciculatum, Hypericum myrtifolium, Xyris elliottii, Xyris sp., Panicum hemitomon, Panicum verrucosum, Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum, Coelorachis tuberculosa, Lachnanthes caroliana, Rhynchospora sp., and Lycopodiella appressa. Dynamics: See Summary Similar Associations: No information Synonymy: No information Comments: Examples are known from Paynes Prairie State Preserve, Alachua County, Florida (south of Gainesville), and from the Ocala National Forest. This community is near the conceptual boundary of several hydrologic descriptors, and, in addition, the hydrologic expression may vary from year to year, confounding hydrologic placement. Conservation Ranking & Rare Species GRank: G2? (97-08-13): Occurrences have been degraded by domestic animal grazing, clearing and leveling for agricultural and residential land uses, and adjacent ditching. Other threats are off-road vehicles, water table reductions, residential development and shore conversion, and possibly contamination by chemicals used in adjacent agroforests and agricultural fields. High-ranked species: COELORACHIS TUBERCULOSA (G3) Element Distribution Range: This association is apparently restricted to the Florida peninsula, and possibly the panhandle. States: FL Crosswalk to State Classifications: FL: Basin Marsh, in part (FL 1992) TNC Ecoregions: 53:?, 55:C, 56:? USFS Ecoregions: 232Bf:CCC Federal Lands: USFS (Apalachicola?, Ocala) Element Sources References: FNAI 1992a, NatureServe Ecology - Southeast U.S. unpubl. data Emergent Ponds and Marshes Directory: library library -> Strategic Plan South Sudan Country Office Context library -> The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh Selected Letters library -> Ieee/iee electronic Library (iel) library -> [0] B. Hardware [2] library -> [1] B. Hardware [1] library -> Florida public service commission library -> 1 1 before the florida public service commission 2 docket no. 070650-ei 3 In the Matter of: 4 petition to determine need for turkey point nuclear units 6 and 7 electrical 5 power plant, by florida power & light company library -> Archived Online Exhibit Download 3.16 Mb. Share with your friends:
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