ECOSYSTEM 9 & 01: EDEN SET +48 known combinations
EDEN SET
ecosystems are interconnected systems where matter and energy flows and is exchanged as organism fee , digest and migrate about / biogeochemistry
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vvvNEARSHORE 1 [ mega ]
hydrology : seasonal
micro-climate : goes as far inland as conditdions allow / moderate wind
light : full sun / light shade / part shade
surface base : porous limestone dominates Florida keys / bedrock
special conditions : sheltered side of dunes / shell mounds / nearshore berms / bounded by landscape conditions on one side / bounded by nearshore sand ridge aka nearshore sand ridge on one side
soil
time - -?
amount - -?
salt - - moderate
droughty - -moderate
moisture - -good retention
drainage - - reasonable ( hammock ) / fair if on porous limestone / well drained only / fair
PH - - varies / neutral to alkaline
fertiilty - -good
nutrient supply - -
organic matter - -surface litter
particles - sand / humus / shell fragments sometimes
plants : tolerate moderate salt / native Florida key plants are most drought tolerant
P L A N T S
above trees :
amphitecna latifolia
bursera simaruba
celtis laevigata
chrysophyllum oliviforme
clusia rosea
coccoloba diversifolia
coccoloba uvifera
conocarpus erectus
diospyros virginiana
dipholis salicifolia
drypetes lateriflora
exothea paniculata
ficus aurea
ficus citrifolia
guapira discolor
juniperus silicicola
magnolia grandiflora
mastichodendron foetidissimum
nectandra coriacea
persea borbonia
piscidia piscipula
quercus geminata
quercus hemisphaerica
quercus virginiana
sabal palmetto
sapindus marginatus
simarouba glauca
below trees :
amyris elemifera
ateramnus lucida
bourreria ovata
bumelia celastrina
bumelia lanuginosa
calyptranthes zuzugium
canella winterana
citharexylum fruticosum
colubrina arborescens
colubrina elliptica
cordia sebestena
drypetes diversifolia
diospyros virginiana
eugenia axillaris
eugenia confusa
eugenia foetida
eugenia rhombea
guaiacum sanctum
guettarda elliptica
hypelate trifoliata
forestiera segregata
ilex opaca
krugiodendron ferreum
pithecellobium guadalupense
pseudophoenix sargentii
osmanthus americana
quercus chapmanii
quercus myrtifolia
thrinax morrisii
thrinax radiata
zanthoxylum clava-herculis
zanthoxylum fagara
zanthoxylum flavum
blocks :
amorpha fruticosa
ardisia escallonioides
baccharis halimifolia
umelia tenax
callicarpa americana
capparis cynophallophora
calyptranthes pallens
capparis flexuosa
chrysobalanus icaco
croton punctatus
erythrina herbacea
eugenia axillaris
eugenia foetida
forestiera segregata
guettarda scabra
ilex ambigua
ilex glabra
ilex vomitoria
myrcianthes fragrans
myrica cerifera
myrsine guianensis
pithecellobium unguis - cati
psychotria nervosa
vaccinium arboreum
randia aculeata
savia bahamensis
serenoa repens
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
ampelopsis arborea
caesalpinia bonduc
chiococca alta
echites umbellata
ipomoea spp
parthenocissus quiquefolia
urechites lutera
vitis spp
vitis rotundifolia
grow very low :
zamia pumila
aquatics :
nearshore : slopes / ridges / flats / swales / undulating / mounds / uplands / forest / coppice / berms / hammock / maritime
vvvNEARSHORE 2 [ mega ]
hydrology : storm surge submerges plants
micro-climate : ?
light : full sun
surface base : bedrock
special conditions : bounded by beach / south Florida has one canopy tree
soil
time - -?
amount - - deep sand
salt - - some
droughty - - yes
moisture - - seasonal / dry
drainage - - well-drained
PH - - neutral to alkaline
fertility - - low
nutrient supply - - poor
organic matter - - little
particles - course sand / shell fragments
plants : salt and drought tolerant
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
baccharis halimifolia
casasia clusiifolia
chrysobalanus icaco
chrysobalanus icaco var. horizontal
coccothrinax argentata
cordia globosa
croton punctatus
dodonea viscosa
erithalis fruticosa
erythrina herbacea
forestiera segregata
jacquinia keyensis
iva frutescens
lantana involucrata
lycium carolinianum
myrcianthes fragrans
opuntia humifusa
randia aculeata
scaevola plumieri
serenoa repens
sophora tomentosa
suriana maritima
tournefortia gnaphalodes
yucca aloifolia
wilderness flowers :
borrichia spp
cassia spp
commelina erecta
eustoma exaltatum
flaveria linaeris
gaillardia pulchella
helianthus debilis
heterotheca subaxillaris
ipomopsis rubra
monarda punctata
oenothera humifusa
salvia coccinea
solidago sempervirens
verbena maritima
climbs :
caesalpinia bonduc
canavalia maritima
cissus incisa
dalbergia ecastophyllum
echites umbellata
ipomoea spp
ipomoea pes-caprae
ipomoea stolonifera
jacquemontia pentantha
passiflora incarnata
passiflora suberosa
urechites lutea
grow very low :
alternanthera spp
alternanthera maritima
alternanthera ramosissima
ambrosia hispida
andropogon virginicus
borrichia spp
blutaparon vermiculare
borrichia frutescens
chamaesyce spp
croton spp
dichanthelium spp
distichlis spicata
eragrostis elliotii
ernodia littoralis
heliotropium spp
hymenocallis latifolia
ipomoea pes-caprae
ipomoea stolonifera
iva imbricata
licania michauxii
muhlenbergia capillaris
okenia hypogaea
opuntia spp
opuntia humifusa
opuntia pusilla
opuntia stricta
panicum amarum
paspalum distichum
paspalum vaginatum
portulaca pilosa
salicornia spp
schizachyrium maritimum
sesuvium portulacastrum
spartina alterniflora
spartina patens
sporobolus virginicus
uniola paniculata
zamia pumila
aquatics :
nearshore : dune / xeric / uplands / beach
vvvNEARSHORE 3 [ mega ]
hydrology : highly permeable
micro-climate : wind / good cold protection / excellent air drainage
light : part shade / full sun
surface base : sand deposits
special conditions : large ridge / bound on one side by savannah / bound on one side by maritime forest / storm and wind blown sand / swales are damp to wet / close to ocean waters / light recreational use only / saline / ancient interior dunes are highly leached with low PH
soil : highly leached with low PH
time - -?
amount - -Deep
salt - - yes
droughty - -yes
moisture - -low
drainage - - highly leached
PH - -high
fertility - - poor
nutrient supply - -low
organic matter - -low
particles - quartz / calcareous sands
plants : sand pines / xerophytic woody shrubs / palmettos ( savannah )
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
nearshore : ridge / swales / xeric / savannah / pine
vvvNEARSHORE 4 [ macro ]
hydrology : brackish tidal flows / drains and floods / shallows / saline / saltwater
micro-climate
light : full sun
surface base : ?
special conditions : brackish / saline / saltwater
soil :
time - - ?
amount - - ?
salt - - high
droughty - - never
moisture - - constant
drainage - - tidal
PH - - acidic to alkaline
fertility - - high
nutrient supply - - high
organic matter - - yes
particles - silt / muck / mud / marl / sediments
plants : no above or below trees / emergent grasses and rushes
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
acrostichum aureum
acrostichum danaeifolium
amorpha fruticosa
baccharis halimifolia
hibiscus coccineus
hibiscus grandiflorus
iva frutescens
lycium carolinianum
wilderness flowers :
aster tenuifolius
pluchea odorata
sabatia grandiflora
solidago sempervirens
climbs :
grow very low :
bacopa monnieri
batis maritima
borrichia arborescens
borrichia frutescens
cladium jamaicense
crinum americanum
cyperus odoratus
distichlis spicata
eragrostis elliotti
fuirena scirpoidea
juncus roemerianus
iva frutescens
limonium carolinianum
monanthochloe littoralis
paspalum vaginatum
sagittaria lancifolia
salicornia spp
scirpus americanus
scirpus validus
sesuvium portulacastrum
solidago sempervirens
spartina alterniflora
spartina bakeri
spartina patens
sporobolus virginicus
aquatics :
nearshore : rolling / undulating / saline / wetlands / marsh / salt marsh / swamp / mangrove / swamp ( no under-story / no vines / no wildflowers / has above trees ) /
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vvvPRAIRIE 1 [ micro ]
hydrology : saturated / covered with water 2 or more months per year
micro-climate : moderation of temperature fluctuations when surface water is present
light : full sun
surface base : marine limestone
special conditions : solution pitted limestone outcrops appear above soil surface / bounded by marsh / tree islands are seen here / rockland / endangered species habitat / transforms to a woody community through succession
soil :
time - - ?
amount - - varies
salt - - yes / no
droughty - - no
moisture - - high
drainage - - poor / slow flow
PH - - acid to neutral
fertility - - good
nutrient supply - - rich
organic matter - - yes
particles - marl / inter-bedded peat with marl in some places
plants : flag or arrow root / beak rush - saw grass / grass-like emergent herbaceous
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
prairie : undulating / rock outcrops / rockland
vvvPRAIRIE 2 [ micro ]
hydrology : seasonal flooding
micro-climate : exposed / open / wind
light : full sun
surface base : hardpan
special conditions : gentle slope / bounded on one side by riser / fire
soil : poor
time - - ?
amount - - 3 to 4 inches
salt - - yes / no
droughty - - no
moisture - - high
drainage - - poor / slow flow
PH - - acidic
fertility - - low
nutrient supply - - poor
organic matter - - low
particles - sand
plants : grasses
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
prairie : level terrace / flat
vvvPRAIRIE 3 [ micro ]
hydrology : seldom flooded / dry
micro-climate : winter frost possible / wind
light : full sun
surface base : sand
special conditions : landscaping is usually restoration
soil : ?
time - - ?
amount - - ?
salt - - ?
droughty - - ?
moisture - - - ?
drainage - - - ?
PH - - - ?
fertility - - - ?
nutrient supply - - - ?
organic matter - - ?
particles - sand
plants : grasses dominate / herbs - shrubs
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
prairie : flat / xeric
vvvPRAIRIE 4 [ micro ]
hydrology : flooding during rainy season / wet / water retention areas
micro-climate : wind / wind sheltered
light : full sun
surface base : marl - sand / shelly sand
special conditions : susceptible to winter frost / sea bottom deposits exposed to air and fresh water / inland / low topography / polishing ponds / sometimes in mosaic with pine flatwoods / landscaping in a prairie is usually called restoration / except in a pine flatwood mosaic / bounded by wire cordgrass grassland / bounded by riser on one side / scattered palms on mounds
soil : ?
time - - annually / seasonally
amount - - thin layer
salt - - no
droughty - - yes
moisture - - - wet / dry / holds water till evaporated
drainage - - - rapid rainfall runoff / slow
PH - - - acidic to neutral
fertility - - - low
nutrient supply - - - low
organic matter - - yes / scattered
particles - sandy / peats / marl / shelly sand / mucks / sapric / scattered
plants : sawgrass on edge / needlegrass / beakrush / grasses / rushes / low herbs / treeless
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
prairie : channels / undulating / hydric / edge / lowland / mound
vvvvvvvvvvvv8
vvvMARSH 1 [ micro ]
hydrology : fresh water
micro-climate : cold protection due to ocean proximity
light : full sun / part shade / full shade
surface base : limestone berdrock
special conditions : dense / bounded on one side by bay / bounded on one side by nearshore prairie / topography above high tide water levels / short-term inundation by salt water from storm surge
soil
time - - seasonal
amount - - thin layer
salt - - ?
droughty - - yes
moisture - - low
drainage - - very well drained
PH - - ?
fertility - - little
nutrient supply - - poor
organic matter - - little
particles - sand / peat / humus top layer
plants : prairie sedges - grasses - forbes - sedges / mahogany / gumbo limbo / florida fishpoison tree / jamaica dogwood - pisidia piscipula / susceptible to freezing
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
marsh : nearshore
vvvMARSH 2 [ micro ]
hydrology : water storage / standing water
micro-climate : water depth determines distribution of aquatic plants
light : full sun / part shade
surface base : limestone / sediments
special conditions : low areas store water / islands are small / upper shore / islands are above water level and grade into water areas
soil : ?
time - - most of year
amount - - ?
salt - - no
droughty - - ?
moisture - - very very moist
drainage - - ?
PH - - ?
fertility - - yes
nutrient supply - - ?
organic matter - - ?
particles - large amounts of peat over sediments or limestone
plants : submerged / emergent / floating / aquatic / predominately herbaceous
P L A N T S
above trees :
salix caroliniana
below trees :
blocks :
acrostichum danaeifolium
baccharis halimifolia
cephalanthus occidentalis
hibiscus coccineus
hibiscus grandiflorus
hibiscus moscheutos
hypericum fasciculatum
salix humilis
sambucus simpsonii
spartina bakeri
thalia geniculata
wilderness flowers :
bidens mitis
canna flaccida
crinum americanum
helianthus angustifolius
hydrolea corymbosa
hymenocallis palmeri
iris hexagona
iris tridentata
iris virginica
pontederia cordata
pluchea rosea
sagittaria spp
solidago spp
xyris spp
climbs :
aster carolinianus
ipomoea spp
rosa palustris
grow very low :
bacopa spp
bacopa caroliniana
canna flaccida
cladium jamaicense
cyperus odoratus
eleocharis spp
equisetum hyemale
eriocaulon spp
fuirena scirpoidea
ipomoea sp
iris hexagona
juncus spp
juncus effusus
lachnanthes caroliniana
lachnocaulon spp
ludwigia repens
osmunda cinnamomea
osmunda regalis
panicum hemitomon
paspalum vaginatum
peltandra spp
polygonum hydropiperoides
pontederia cordata
rhynchospora spp
sagittaria spp
saururus cernuus
scirpus spp
scirpus californicus
spartina bakeri
thalia geniculata
xyris spp
zizania aquatica
zizaniopsis miliacea
aquatics :
nelumbo lutea
nuphar luteum
nyphaea mexicana
nymphaea odorata
nymphoides aquatica
orontium aquaticum
vallisneria americana
marsh : islands / freshwater / wet
vvvMARSH 3 [ meso ]
hydrology : stormwater retention / annual flooding / fresh water / poorly drained / rainfall accumulation / fluctuating height / inundated 10% to 90% of year
micro-climate : windy / open / hot / surface water moderates temperature / high insolation / higher humidity
light : full sun
surface base : limestone under shelly sand
special conditions : shallow wide depressioin / between higher elevations / wildlife preservation / flooding and fire / bounded by slough / bounded by tree island (s) / may be saline
soil : ?
time - - yearly
amount - - 3 to 9 feet deep
salt - - no / yes
droughty - - no
moisture - - high retention - saturated / holding - slow flow / wet
drainage - - poor
PH - - acidic neutral
fertility - - rich
nutrient supply - - high
organic matter - - high
particles - peat / muck / marl / mud / thin layer shelly sand
plants : perennial evergreens / herbaceous / rhynchospora colorata / saw grass between sedges and grasses and above plants / sedges and grasses at deepest waters edge
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
marsh : depression [ nano ]
vvvMARSH 4 [ micro ]
hydrology : covered with water two or more months per year
micro-climate : temperature fluctuations moderated by water / wind
light : full sun
surface base : sand / bedrock
special conditions : littoral zone / edge of lakes and ponds / low areas collect water / wildlife areas / rare species habitat / close to shore / without fire it becomes woody / bounded by willows
soil
time - - 10% to 90% of year
amount - - shallow
salt - - no
droughty - - no
moisture - - high
drainage - - inundated
PH - - ?
fertility --- ?
nutrient supply - - ?
organic matter - - yes
particles - muck
plants : emergent aquatic / bullrushes / pondweed / water lilies / eelgrass / sedges / cattails / salix caroliniana - salix floridana chapman (willows)
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
marsh : edge / depression
vvvvvvvvv12
vvvPINE 1 [ nano ]
hydrology : seasonal flooding
micro-climate : exposed conditions - open
light : full sun - part shade
surface base : hardpan
special conditions : gentle slope - bounded on one side by riser - bounded by saw palmetto prairie - high canopy - fire maintains palmetto understory
soil : poor
time - -?
amount - -3" - 4"
salt - - yes - no
droughty - -yes - no
moisture - -high - low
drainage - -poor
PH - -acidic
nutrient supply - -poor
organic matter - -medium
fertility - - low
particles - sand
plants : slash pine - wax myrtle - grasses
pine : level terrace - flatwoods
vvvPINE 2 [ nano ]
hydrology : rapid percolation - low water retention - water reharge area
micro-climate : extremely dry - open - exposed
light : full sun - part shade
surface base : bedrock
special conditions : old coastal dunes - bounded by xerophytic oak on one side - bounded by xerophytic oak on one side - bounded by xerophytic saw palmetto on one side - wildlife observation - plants stabilize sand - oldest state vegetation
soil :
time - -?
amount - -very deep sand
salt - - ?
droughty - -yes
moisture - -dry
drainage - -rapid
PH - -acidic
fertility - -good
nutrient supply - -high
organic matter - -yes
particles - sand
plants : sand pine - xerophytic
pine : undulating / sand
vvvPINE 3 [ nano ]
hydrology : dry to inundated for long periods
micro-climate : ?
light : full sun
surface base : 1 - 3 feet below surface \ hardpan / impervious \ clay /
special conditions : no hardwoods / wet prairies can intermingle
soil:
time - - long periods
amount - - 1' - 3 feet
salt - - no
droughty - - yes
moisture - - very dry / nearly saturated / wide range \ nearly dry / saturated \ fluctuates year to year /
drainage - - poor
PH - -acidic / no alkaline soil
fertility - - wide range
nutrient supply - -?
organic matter - -low
particles - sandy / peat
plants : can handle sub-freezing temperatures
pine: flat / flatwoods / prairie / prairie xeric
P L A N T S
above trees :
pinus elliottii
pinus elliottii var densa ( south )
pinus elliottii var elliottii ( north )
pinus palustris
pinus serotina
pinus taeda
quercus nigra
quercus virginiana
sabal palmetto
below trees :
ilex cassine
diospyros virginiana
persea borbonia
persea palustris
blocks :
asimina spp
asimina spp pygmaea
asimina reticulata
baccharis glomeruliflora
befaria racemosa
callicarpa americana
chrysobalanus icaco
clethra alnifolia
cliftonia monophylla
cyrilla racemiflora
hypericum fasciculatum
hypericum galioides
hypericum hypericoides
ilex glabra
ilex myrtifolia
leucothoe racemosa
lyonia fruticosa
lyonia ligustrina
lyonia lucida
lyonia ferruginea
myrica cerifera
myrica inodora
myrica pusilla
myrsine guianensis
pinchneya bracteata
rhododendron chapmanii
rhododendron serrulatum
rhus copallina
serenoa repens
tripsacum dactyloides
vaccinium corymbosum
vaccinium darrowii
vaccinium mysinites
viburnum nudum
wilderness flowers :
agalinis spp
ageratina aromatica
asclepias tuberosa
aster concolor
amsonia rigida
aster walteri
aster spp
carphephorus spp
carphephorus spp carnosus
carphephorus spp corymbosus
carphephorus spp odoratissimus
conoclinium coelestinium
coreopsis leavenworthii
chysopsis scabrella
dichromena spp
dyschoriste spp
elephantopus spp
eupatoriadelphus fistulosus
euthamia minor
flaveria spp
helenium vernale
helianthus angustifolius
helianthus radula
heterotheca subaxillaris
hypericum spp
hymenocallis palmerii
iris hexagona
iris tridentata
justicia angusta
liatris spp
lilium catesbaei
lobelia spp
monarda punctata
oenothera fruticosa
palafoxia integrifolia
penstemon australis
psysostegia leptophylla
phoebanthus grandiflorus
physostegia virginica
piloblephis rigida
piriqueta caroliniana
pityopsis graminifolia
pluchea rosea
rhexia spp
rudbeckia fulgida
rudbeckia hirta
salvia azurea
salvia lyrata
silphium simpsonii
sisyrinchium spp
sisyrinchium atlanticum
solidago spp
stokesia laevis
trichostema dichotomum
vernonia angustifolia
viola lanceolata
viola septemloba
xyris spp
zephyranthes spp
zephyranthes simpsonii
climbs :
gelsemium sempervirens
parthenocissus quinquefolia
vitais rotundifolia
grow very low :
andropogon tenarius
andropogon virginicus
aristida spp
aristida stricta
blechnum serrulatum
dichromena spp
dyschoriste spp
eriocaulon spp
hypericum spp
lachnanthes caroliniana
licania michauxii
mimosa strigillosa
muhlenbergia capillaris
nolina atopocarpa
osmunda cinnamomea
rhynchospora spp
schizachyrium spp
sorghastrum secundum
spartina bakeri
vaccinium darrowii
vaccinium myrsinites
woodwardia virginica
zamia pumila
aquatics :
pine : flat \ flatwoods / prairie \ xeric ( no pine overstory ) /
vvvvvvvvv15
vvvSWAMP 1 [ micro ]
hydrology : water cycle determined by daily and seasonal tides
micro-climate : cold protection due to ocean proximity
light : full shade / part shade / full sun
surface base : limestone bedrock
special conditions : dense / bounded on one side by estuary / bounded on one side by nearshore prairie / vital estuarine / oceanic food cycle link / shoreline stabilizer / moderates storm influence
soil :
time - - daily / seasonal
amount - - 15 feet thick
salt - - yes
droughty - - no
moisture - - high
drainage - - poor / well drained
PH - - ?
fertility - yes
nutrient supply - - high
organic matter - - yes
particles - peat / marls / sand
plants : turtle , manatee grass estuary / black, white, red mangroves / buttonwood - conocarpus erectus / praire sedges - grasses - forbs - sedges / many are susceptible to freezing
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
swamp : nearshore / brackish / saline / xeric / hydric
vvvSWAMP 2 [ micro ]
hydrology : down stream / water flows slowly through in riverine fashion / water retention area
micro-climate : high humidity / low wind velocity
light : part shade / shade
surface base : heterogenous rock
special conditions : high canopy / bounded on one side by riser with forest / bounded on one side by flat level area of wet prairie before gentle riser / lowest topography in area outside of water body / can exist with or without flat areas of hardwoods / wildlife area / upland trees can invade / along fringes of rivers , sloughs , lakes
soil :
time - - year round
amount - - thick
salt - - no
droughty - - no
moisture - - year round
drainage - - poor downstream
PH - - ?
fertility - yes
nutrient supply - - high
organic matter - - alluvium
particles - sand / clay / silt / gravel / mud / marl
plants : airplants / cypress
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
swamp : mound / ridge / berm / knoll / flat / wetland
vvvSWAMP 3 [ micro ]
hydrology : flood storage / seasonal flooding / fluctuating water levels
micro-climate : humid
light : part shade / full sun / full shade
surface base : bedrock
special conditions : associated with low topographic features / wildlife habitat / bounded by dwarf forest
soil :
time - - seasonal
amount - - thin layer
salt - - no
droughty - - flood / drying
moisture - - moist
drainage - - poor / slow
PH - - acidic to neutral
fertility - low
nutrient supply - - low
organic matter - - yes
particles - marl / sand / mixture
plants : coco plum / aquatic / air-plants / saw grass / wax myrtle / cypress
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
swamp : depression / holes
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vvvFOREST 1 [ macro ]
hydrology : well - drained
micro-climate : high humidity / low wind velocity / dense
light : part shade
surface base : heterogeneous bedrock
special conditions : dense / adjacent to wetlands / bounded by one side by wet prairie - into a forest - then into upland trees / bounded on one side by swamp or upland trees / flat areas grade gently or abruptly towards wetlands / wildlife areas / along fringes of rivers , sloughs , lakes , swamps , wet prairies
soil :
time - -?
amount - - thin
salt - - no
droughty - - no
moisture - -
drainage - - very well drained
PH - - ?
fertility - - yes
nutrient supply - - high
organic matter - - yes
particles - sand - clay - silt - gravel - marl
plants : oaks
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
forest : ridge / berm / mound / knoll / flat
vvvFOREST 2 [ macro ]
hydrology : no flooding
micro-climate : ?
light : full sun / part shade / shading /
surface base : subsoil clay
special conditions : pines during early succession / hardwoods appear after pines
soil :
time - - ?
amount - - ?
salt - - none to minimal
droughty - - moderate
moisture - - seasonal
drainage - - well drained
PH - - slightly acidic to netrasl
Fertility - - good
nutrient supply - - good
organic matter - - yes
particles - sand / loam /considerable amounts of clay
plants : minimal salt tolerance
P L A N T S
above trees :
carya glabra
carya tomentosa
liquidambar styraciflua
magnolia grandiflora
nyssa sylvatia
pinus echinata
inus palustris
pinus taeda
prunus serotina
quercus alba
quercus falcata
quercus hemisphaerica
quercus nigra
quercus phellos
quercus stellata
quercus virginiana
below trees :
quercus laevis
quercus marilandica
castanea ashei
cercis canadensis
cornus florida
diospyros virginiana
juniperus virginiana
malus angustifolia
osmanthus americanus
prunus angustifolia
blocks :
asimina spp
baptisia lactea
callicarpa americana
crataegus spathulata
erythrina herbacea
hypericum hypericoides
ilex vomitoria
myrica cerifera
rhus copallina
viburnum rufidutum
wilderness flowers :
vernonia angustifolia
viola septemloba
agalinis spp
ageratina aromatica
amsonia rigida
asclepias tubersa
aster dumosus
callirhoe papaver
chrysogonum australe
coreopsis lanceolata
coreopsis leavenworthii
dyschoriste oblongifolius
elephantopus spp
erigeron spp
glandularia canadensis
helianths angustifolius
helianthus hirsutus
heliopsis helianthoides
liatris elegans
oenothera fruticosa
piriqueta caroliniana
pityopsis graminifolia
rudbeckia fulgida
rudbeckia hirta
ruellia caroliniensis
salvia coccinea
salvia lyrata
senecio obovatus
silphium simpsonii
sisyrinchium atlanticum
strokesia laevis
tradescantia spp
trichostema dichotomum
climbs :
campsis radicans
gelsemium sempervirens
lonicera sempervirens
passiflora incarnata
vitis rotundifolia
grow very low :
andropogon tenarius
andropogon virginicus
mitchella repens
pteridium aquilinum
rhynchosia spp
schizachyrium spp
sorghastrum secundum
yucca filamentosa
aquatics :
forest : uplands / hardwoods / rolling
vvvFOREST 3 [ macro ]
hydrology : flood storage / seasonal flooding / fluctuating water levels
micro-climate : high humidity
light : full sun / part shade / full shade
surface base : bedrock
special conditions : tree ridge during dry season / associated with low topographic features / wildlife habitat / bounded by swamp / bounded by marsh
soil :
time - - seasonal
amount - - thin layer 3 to 4 inches
salt - - no
droughty - - flood / drying
moisture - - moist
drainage - - poor / slow
PH - -acidic to neutral
fertility - low
nutrient supply - -low
organic matter - -yes / over sand
particles - marl / sand / mixture
plants : coco plum / wax myrtle / saw grass / air plants / aquatics
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
forest : holes / ridge / dwarf
-----
___forests clay
hydrology
micro-climate
light
surface base
special conditions
soil
time - -
amount - -
salt - -
droughty - -
moisture - -
drainage - -
PH - -
fertility -
nutrient supply - -
organic matter - -
particles - -
plants
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
forest
___forests density
hydrology
micro-climate
light
surface base
special conditions
soil
time - -
amount - -
salt - -
droughty - -
moisture - -
drainage - -
PH - -
fertility -
nutrient supply - -
organic matter - -
particles -
plants
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
forest
___forests open
hydrology
micro-climate
light
surface base
special conditions
soil
time - -
amount - -
salt - -
droughty - -
moisture - -
drainage - -
PH - -
fertility -
nutrient supply - -
organic matter - -
particles - -
plants
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
forest
___forests abundant
hydrology
micro-climate
light
surface base
special conditions
soil
time - -
amount - -
salt - -
droughty - -
moisture - -
drainage - -
PH - -
fertility -
nutrient supply - -
organic matter - -
particles -
plants
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
forest :
vvvvvvvvv25
vvvCABBAGE PALM 1 [ nano ]
hydrology : occasional flooding / seasonal flooding / little flooding
micro-climate : varies with size and density of stand
light : full sun / shifting shade / part shade / full shade
surface base : limestone
special conditions : slightly elevated sight / bounded on one side by water / bounded on one side by oak forest / sometimes on archaeological sites
soil :
time - - seasonal
amount - - thin layer
salt - - none
droughty - - yes
moisture - - varies
drainage - - quick
PH - - acidic
fertility - good
nutrient supply - - medium
organic matter - - yes
particles - calcareous sediments / marls / abundant / shell refuse ( sometimes ) / maris ( limestone ) / artificial shell middens ( contains the debris of human activity )
plants : cabbage palms / saw grass / wax myrtle / gallberry / oaks
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
cabbage palm : elevation / knoll / hammock / hammock with oak
vvvCABBAGE PALM 2 [ nano ]
hydrology : rarely flooded
micro-climate : varies with size and density of stand
light : full sun / full shade / part shade / shifting shade
surface base : marl / limestone
special conditions : slightly elevated site / bounded on one side by water or by oak forest / hammocks have oaks / groves have groups of palms growing close together in an area a few acres at most
soil :
time - - seasonal
amount - - thin layer
salt - - no
droughty - - yes
moisture - - varies
drainage - - quick
PH - - acidic
fertility - good
nutrient supply - - medium
organic matter - - yes
particles - sand over marl on limestone
plants :
P L A N T S
above trees :
sabal palmetto
quercus virginiana
below trees :
blocks :
callicarpa americana
wilderness flowers :
ruellia caroliniensis
climbs :
grow very low :
thelypteris spp
aquatics :
cabbage palm : flat - level / knoll / forest / hammocks / grove / prairie
vvvvvvvvv27
vvvTREE ISLAND 1 [ nano ]
hydrology : ?
micro-climate : moderation of temperature fluctuations when surface water is present
light : full sun / light shade
surface base : marine limestone
special conditions : solution pitted limestone outcrops appear above soil surface / bounded by prairie / endangered species habitat
soil :
time - - ?
amount - - varies
salt - - yes / no
droughty - - no / yes
moisture - - good
drainage - - poor / slow
PH - - acidic to neutral
fertility - - good
nutrient supply - - rich
organic matter - - yes
particles - peat
plants : dwarf cypress / wildflowers / grasses - shrubs / palms / pinus elliotti var densa ( Florida slash pine ) - good soil stabilizer
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
tree island : rock outcrops / rockland
vvvTREE ISLAND 2 [ nano ]
hydrology : fresh water / poorly drained / annual flooding / rainfall accumulation / wet season / dry season
micro-climate : reduced insolation / reduced wind speed / high humidity in interiors
light : full sun / partial shade / full shade / lightly shaded / shifty shade / 10-20% cover canopy
surface base : organic particles over shelly sand over limestone
special conditions : wildlife preservation / fire and prolonged flooding destroy it / wildlife anchors / bounded by slough / bounded by marsh
soil :
time - - annual - yearly
amount - - 3 - 9 feet deep
salt - - no / yes
droughty - - no
moisture - - holding / high retention
drainage - - slow
PH - - acidic to neutral
fertility - -rich
nutrient supply - -high / phosphorus hot spot
organic matter - -high / yes
particles - shelly sand / peat / muck / marl
plants :
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
tree island : mound / stretched teardrop / hydric / hummock
vvvvvvvvv29
vvvWETLAND 1 [ macro ]
hydrology : recieves water by seepage / temporary flooding / good supply
micro-climate : humid
light : full sun / part shade
surface base : ?
special conditions : bounded by maritime hammock on one or more sides / bounded by deeper wetlands / maritime hammock species invade
soil
time - - ?
amount - - ?
salt - - no
droughty - - no
moisture - - moist
drainage - - poor
PH - - acidic / slightly acidic to neutral
fertility - moderate
nutrient supply - - good
organic matter - - high
particles - ?
plants : no salt exposure
P L A N T S
above trees :
acer negundo
acer rubrum
acer saccharinum
betula nigra
carya aquatica
carya glabra
cary cordiformis
catalpa bignonioides
celtis laevigata
chamaecyparis thyoides
fraxinus pennsylvanica
gordinia lasianthus
juglans nigra
liquidambar styraciflua
liriodendron tulipifera
magnolia grandiflora
magnolia virginiana
persea palustris
pinus taeda
platanus occidentalis
quercus falcata var pagodifolia
quercus laurifolia
quercus michauxii
quercus nigra
quercus phellos
roystonea elata
sabal palmetto
tilia caroliniana
ulmus alata
ulmus americana
below trees :
aesculus pavia
agarista populifolia
carpinus caroliniana
chionanthus virginicus
cornus foemina
crataegus marshallii
halesia spp
ilex cassine
morus rubra
myrcianthes fragrans
persea palustris
salix floridana
styrax americana
blocks :
agarista populifolia
amorpha fruticosa
aronia arbutifolia
ardisia escallonioides
bumelia reclinata
calycanthyus floridus
cephalanthus occidentalis
euonymus americana
hamelia patens
ilex decidua
illicium floridanum
illicium parviflorum
leucothoe axillaris
lyonia ligustrina
lyonia lucida
myrica cerifera
physocarpus opulifolius
psychotria nervosa
psychotria sulzneri
rhapidophyllum hystrix
rhododendron austrinum
rhododendron canescens
sabal minor
salix floridana
styrax ameriana
tripsacum dactyloides
vaccinium corymbosum
viburnum dentatum
viburnum obovatum
wilderness flowers :
arisaema dracontium
arisaema triphyllum
conoclinium coelestinum
crinum americanum
hymenocallis occidentalis
lobelia cardinalis
vernonia gigantea
viola affinis
climbs :
ampelopsis arborea
aster carolinianus
berchemia scandens
bignonia capreolata
campsis radicans
decumaria barbara
pieris phillyreifolia
vitis spp
grow very low :
blechnum serrulatum
dryopteris ludoviciana
nephrolepis spp
onoclea sensibilis
oplismenus setarius
osmunda cinnamomea
osmunda regalis
thelypteris spp
woodwardia areolata
aquatics :
wetland : rolling / border / community / forest / hydric / hammock
vvvWETLAND 2 [ macro ]
hydrology : flooded most of year
micro-climate : high humidity
light : part shade / full sun / deep shade / shade
surface base : ?
special conditions : dominated by mixed deciduous hardwoods / edges of rivers and lakes
soil : ?
time - - seasonal
amount - - thin layer deep peat
salt - - very low / none
droughty - - flood / drying / no
moisture - - very moist / sometimes dry
drainage - - poor / slow
PH - - acidic to neutral
fertility - low / good
nutrient supply - - low / good
organic matter - - yes
particles - marl / sand / silt / peat / sediments / mixtures
plants :
P L A N T S
above trees :
acer rubrum
carya aquatica
chamaecyparis thyoides
magnolia virginiana
nyssa aquatica
nyssa ogeche
nyssa sylvatica var biflora
pinus elliottii
taxodium ascendens
taxodium distichum
below trees :
carpinus carolinianus
cornus foemina
fraxinus caroliniana
gleditsia aquatica
ilex cassine
ilex myrtifolia
osmanthus americanus
persea palustris
pinckneya bracteata
salix caroliniana
styrax americana
blocks :
cephalanthus occidentalis
clethra alnifolia
cliftonia monophylla
crataegus crus-galli
cyrilla racemiflora
hibiscus coccineus
ilex amelanchier
ilex verticillata
ilex vomitoria
ilex virginica
leucothoe axillaris
leucothoe racemosa
lyonia lucida
myrica heterophylla
myrica inodora
rhododendron serrulatum
sabal minor
vaccinium corymbosum
viburnum dentatum
viburnum nudum
wilderness flowers :
commelina virginica
crinum americanum
hydrolea corymbosa
hymenocallis occidentalis
climbs :
ampelopsis arborea
aster carolinianus
ipomoea spp
pieris phillyreifolia
rosa palustris
smilax walterri
vitis rotundifolia
grow very low :
blechnum serrulatum
canna flaccida
iris hexagona
ludwigia repens
orontium aquaticum
osmunda cinnamomea
osmunda regalis
peltandra spp
polygonum hydropiperoides
saururus cernus
thelypteris spp
aquatics :
wetland : depression / mounds / islands / hardwoods / border / forest / hydric / hammock / swamp
vvvvvvvvv31
vvvv rocklands [ macro ]
hydrology : less flooding
micro-climate : ?
light : full sun / very light shade
surface base : ?
special conditions : porous , oolitic moderately alkaline limestone / no hardwoods / plant association is very complex / difficult to generalize species composition / diverse understory / pockets of soils
soil : ?
time - - ?
amount - - deeper
salt - - minimal to none
droughty - - yes
moisture - - ?
drainage - - better than poor
PH - - low
fertility - ?
nutrient supply - - ?
organic matter - - ?
particles - - marl pockets / siliceous sand packets / humus pockets / debris / surface litter
plants : wilderness flowers / grasses / palms dominate / slash pine dominates
P L A N T S
above trees :
pinus elliottii var densa
below trees :
sabal palmetto
blocks :
coccothrinax argentata
croton linearis
pisonia rotundata
psidium longipes
randia aculeata
sabal palmetto
serenoa repens
wilderness flowers :
angadenia berterii
centrosema virginianum
cirsium horridulum
crotalaria pumila
heterotheca graminifolia
piriqueta caroliniana
polygala grandiflora
ruellia caroliniensis subs ciliosus
climbs :
grow very low :
andropogon virginicus
anemia adiantifolia
aristida purpurescens
chiococca parviflora
dichromena floridensis
eustachys petraea
morinda royoc
paspalum setaceum
pteris longifolia
schizachyrium gracile
schizachrium semiberbe
sorghastrum secundum
zamia pumila
aquatics :
rocklands : level / pine / saw palmetto / cabbage palm
vvvvvvvvv32
vvvv CYPRESS [ micro ]
hydrology : flooded most of year / flood storage / fluctuating water levels
micro-climate : high humidity
light : full shade / part shade / deep shade / full sun
surface base : bedrock
special conditions : strands by deep water and rivers / next to rivers and lakes / domes and strands reflect differences in soil conditions / large depressions / associated with low topographic features / bounded by forest / large overstory trees / understory small trees / wildlife habitat / sometimes dominated by quercus lyrata
soil :
time - - seasonal
amount - - thin layer / deep peat in center of domes
salt - - very low / none
droughty - - no flood / drying
moisture - - very moist / sometimes dry
drainage - - poor / slow
PH - - acidic to neutral
fertility - good / low
nutrient supply - - good / low
organic matter - - yes
particles - - silts / peat / marl / sediments / mixtures
plants : little salt tolerance / coco plum / wax myrtle / aquatic / air plants / saw grass
P L A N T S
above trees :
acer rubrum
carya aquatica
chmaecyparis thyoides
ficus aurea
magnolia virginiana
nyssa aquatica
nyssa ogeche
nyssa sylvatica var biflora
pinus elliottii
quercus lyrata
sabal palmetto
taxodium ascendens
taxodium distichum
below trees :
alnus serrulata
annona glabra
carpinus carolinianus
cornus foemina
crataegus crus-galli
fraxinus caroliniana
gleditsia aquatica
gleditsia triacanthos
ilex cassine
ilex decidua
ilex myrtifolia
myrsine guianensis
osmanthus americanus
persea palustris
pinckneya bracteata
planera aquatica
salix caroliniana
styrax americana
blocks :
acrostichum danaeifolium
amorpha fruticosa
bumelia reclinata
cephalanthus occidentalis
clethra alnifolia
cliftonia monophylla
crataegus crus-galli
cyrilla racemiflora
chysobalanus icaco
forestiera acuminata
ilex amelanchier
ilex verticillata
ilex vomitoria
itea virginica
leucothoe axillaris
leucothoe racemosa
lyonia lucida
myrica heterophylla
myrica cerifera
myrica inodora
rhapidophyllum hystrix
rhododendron serrulatum
sabal minor
vaccinium corymbosum
viburnum dentatum
viburnum nudum
wilderness flowers :
amsonia rigida
commelina virginica
coreopsis integrifolia
crinum americanum
hymenocallis occidentalis
hydrolea corymbosa
senecio aureus
climbs :
ampelopsis arborea
aster carolinianus
pieris phillyreifolia
rosa palustris
smilax walteri
vitis rotundifolia
grow very low :
bacopa spp
blechnum serrulatum
equisetum hyemale
ludwigia repens
orontium aquaticum
osmunda cinnamomea
osmunda regalis
peltandra spp
polygonum hydropiperoides
saururus cernuus
thalia geniculata
thelypteris spp
aquatics :
cypress : depressions / dome / border / wetlands / forest / swamp / holes / bottomland
vvvMARITIME OLDER 1
hydrology : seasonal / moderate drought
micro-climate : goes as far inland as conditions will allow / moderate wind / moderate drought
light : full shade / full sun / part shade
surface base : bedrock
special conditions : sheltered side of dunes / shell mounds / nearshore berms / bounded by area conditions on one side / bound by nearshore sand ridge on one side
soil : ?
time - - ?
amount - - deep
salt - - moderate
droughty - - moderate
moisture - - good retention
drainage - - well drained only
PH - - varies / neutral to alkaline
fertility - good
nutrient supply - - god
organic matter - - surface litter
particles - sand - humus / shell fragments sometimes
plants :
P L A N T S
above trees :
juniperus silicicola
magnolia grandiflora
persea borbonia
quercus geminata
quercus hemisphaerica
quercus virginiana
sabal palmetto
sapindus marginatus
below trees :
bumelia lanuginosa
diospyrus virginiana
ilex opaca
osmanthus americanus
quercus chapmanii
quercus myrtifolia
zanthoxylum clava-hercules
blocks :
amorpha fruticosa
baccharis halimifolia
callicarpa americana
croton punctatus
erythrina herbacea
ilex ambigua
ilex glabra
ilex vomitoria
myrica cerifera
serenoa repens
vaccinium arboreum
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
ampelopsis arborea
parthenocissus quinquefolia
vitis rotundifolia
grow very low :
zamia pumila
aquatics :
maritime : slopes / ridges / flats / swales / undulating / mound / berm / nearshore / forest / hammock / coppice / upland
vvvDUNE 1 [ nano ]
hydrology : xeric
micro-climate : windy
light : northside - full sun - light shade /
surface base : deep sand
special conditions : bounded on one side by nearshore savannah / bounded on one side by beach / meet ocean / subject to invasion
soil
time - - : ?
amount - - little to thin
salt - - yes
droughty - - yes / no
moisture - - high / low
drainage - - fast
PH - - ?
fertility - - low
nutrient supply - - low
organic matter - - sparce
particles - : quartz sand / calcareous sands
plants : sea oats
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
dune : saline / beach / nearshore
vvvv OAK [ nano ]
hydrology : rapid percolation / low water retention / water recharge area
micro-climate : extremely dry / open /exposed
light : full shade / full sun
surface base : bedrock
special conditions : old nearshore dunes / bounded by pines on one side / bounded by saw palmetto on one side / xerophytic / fire or clear cutting has removed the pine over-story
soil : ?
time - - ?
amount - - very deep sand
salt - - ?
droughty - - yes
moisture - - dry
drainage - - rapid
PH - - acidic
fertility - good
nutrient supply - - high
organic matter - - yes
particles - - sand
plants : scrub oak
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
oak : undulating / xeric
vvvv Saw Palmetto [ nano ]
hydrology : seasonal flooding
micro-climate : exposed / open / wind
light : full sun / light shade
surface base : hardpan
special conditions : gentle slope / bounded on one side by riser / bounded on one side by pine flatwoods / fire
soil : poor
time - - ?
amount - - 3 to 4 inches
salt - - yes / no
droughty - - yes / no
moisture - - high / low
drainage - - poor
PH - - acidic
fertility - low
nutrient supply - - poor
organic matter - - low
particles - - sand
plants : grasses / saw palmetto
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
saw palmetto : level terrace / flat / prairie
vvvSLOUGH 1 [ nano ]
hydrology ; stormwater retention / swamp-like / fresh water / flooding / poorly drained / rainfall accumulation / fluctuating height
micro-climate : surface water moderates temperature / high insolution / high humidity / windy / open - hot /
light : full sun
surface base : limestone under shelly sand
special conditions : deer depression / side channel / no direct over-story / wildlife preservation / bounded by tree island / bounded by marsh / susceptible to frost
soil
time - - yearly
amount - - 3 - 6 feet deep
salt - - no / yes
droughty - - no
moisture - - high retention - saturated / holding - slow flow - wet
drainage - -poor
PH - - acidic to neutral
fertility - - rich
nutrient supply - - high
organic matter - - high
particles - peat / muck / marl / mud
plants : bladderwort / water lilies / aquatic
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
slough : shallow / depression / channel / inlet / wetlands
vvvSCRUB 1 [ meso ]
hydrology : no flooding / wet
micro-climate : ?
light : full sun / light shade
surface base : ?
special conditions : slight salt exposure / grades into sand hill / in north Florida, grades into nearshore sand ridge / in north Florida, grades into or merges with dunes / sandhill plant species over lap into / no pines present / shrubs and understory are canopy
soil
time - - ?
amount - - deep
salt - - ?
droughty - - yes
moisture - - low retention
drainage - - extremely well drained
PH - - acidic
fertility - infertile
nutrient supply - - ?
organic matter - - little to none / surface litter
particles - : sand / not heavy
plants : frost resistant
P L A N T S
above trees :
carya glabra
carya floridana
pinus clausa
quercus geminata
quercus laevis
below trees :
bumelia lanuginosa
carya floridana
ilex arenicola
lyonia ferruginea
lyonia fruticosa
osmanthus americanus
osmanthus megacarpa
persea humilis
prunus caroliniana
quercus chapmanii
quercus geminata
quercus incana
quercus inopina
quercus laevis
quercus myrtifolia
blocks :
asimina spp
asimina obovata
asimina pygmaea
befaria racemosa
bumelia tenax
callicarpa americana
crataegus flava
cyrilla racemiflora var parvifolia
garberia heterophylla
hypericum reductum
ilex ambigua
ilex vomitoria
lyonia fruticosa
lyonia ferruginea
lyonia lucide
myrica cerifera
opuntia spp
palafoxia feayi
sabal etonia
serenoa repens
vaccinium arboreum
vaccinium corymbosum
vaccinium darrowii
vaccinium myrsinites
ximenia americana
wilderness flowers :
amsonia ciliata
asclepias tuberosa
balduinia angustifolia
chrysopsis floridana
commelina erecta
coreopsis lanceolata
heterotheca subaxillaris
hypericum reductum
liatris spp
liatris chapmanii
piloblephis rigida
pityopsis graminifolia
polygonella spp
sisyrinchium solstitiale
sisyrinchium xerophyllum
tradescantia spp
trichostema dichotomum
climbs :
bonamia grandiflora
centrosema spp
centrosema virginianum
galactia spp
vitis rotundifolia
grow very low :
andropogon tenarius
aristida strictabumelia rufotomentosa
calamintha spp
calamintha asheri
conradina spp
conradina canescens
conradina grandiflora
dicerandra spp
dichanthelium aciculare
hypericum reductum
licania michauxii
nolina brittoniana
opuntia spp
piloblephis rigida
pteridium aquilinum
rhynchosia spp
schizachyrium spp
selaginella areniccola
sorghastrum secundum
yucca filamentosa
zamia pumilia
aquatics :
scrub : undulating / hill / dwarf / forest / sand / sand plants ( has pinus clausa canopy )
vvvCOPPICE 1 [ meso ]
hydrology : seasonal
micro-climate : goes as far inland as conditions allow / moderated wind
light : light shade / full sun
surface base : bedrock
special conditions : understory trees function as canopy / on sheltered side of dunes , shell mounds & coastal berms / the hammock has full canopy trees / bounded by area conditions on one side / bounded by coastal sand ridge on one side
soil well drained only
time - - ?
amount - - deep
salt - - moderate
droughty - - moderate
moisture - - good retention
drainage - - well drained only
PH - - neutral to alkaline
fertility - - good
nutrient supply - - good
organic matter - - surface litter
particles - humus / sand / some shell fragments
plants
P L A N T S
above trees :
celtis laevigata
diospyros virginiana
juniperus silicicola
magnolia grandiflora
persea borbonia
quercus geminata
quercus virginiana
sabal palmetto
below trees :
forestiera segregata
ilex opaca
osmanthus americana
quercus myrtifolia
zanthoxylum clava - herculis
zanthoxylum fagara
blocks :
ardisia escallonioides
bumelia tenax
callicarpa americana
capparis cynophallophora
eugenia axillaris
eugenia foetida
forestierra segregata
ilex vomitoria
myrcianthes fragrans
myrica cerifera
myrsine guianensis
psychotria nervosa
vaccinium arboreum
serenoa repens
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
exhites umbellata
ipomoe spp
parthenocissus quiquefolia
bitis spp
grow very low :
zamia pumilia
aquatics :
coppice : slopes / ridges / flat / swales / undulating / coastal aka nearshore / maritime / upland / forest / hammock
vvvUPLANDS 1 [ meso ]
hydrology : minor flooding
micro-climate : ? /
light : full sun / full shade / part shade
surface base : limestone bedrock
special conditions : uneven overall / various surface
soil :
time - ?
amount - ?
salt - minimal
droughty - minimal - no
moisture - retentive
drainage - fair
PH - moderately acidic
yes - good
nutrient supply - ?
organic matter - good amount
particles - sandy - loamy
plants : can survive hard freeze
P L A N T S
above trees :
acer saccharum subsp floridanum
carya glabra
carya cordiformis
celtis laevigata
fagus grandiflolia
fraxinus americana
juglans nigra
liquidambar styraciflua
magnolia acuminata
magnolia grandiflora
pinus glabra
pinus taeda
persea borbonia
quercus alba
quercus austrina
quercus hemisphaerica
quercus michauxii
quercus muehlenbergii
quercus nigra
quercus shumardii
quercus virginiana
quercus laurifolia
sabal palmetto
tilia caroliniana
ulmus alata
ulmus americana
ulmus crassifolia
below trees :
acer saccharum subsp floridanum
aesculus pavia
aralia spinosa
bumelia lanuginosa
carpinus caroliniana
cercis canadensis
chionanthus virginicus
cornus florida
diospyros virginicus
ilex opaca
juniperus silicicola
magnolia asheri
malus angustifolia
morus rubra
osmanthus americanus
ostrya virginiana
oxydendrum arboreum
persea borbonia
prunus americana
prunus caroliniana
prunus umbellata
rhamnus caroliniana
sapindus marginatus
styrax grandifolia
taxus floridana
torreya taxifolia
blocks :
callicarpa americana
calycanthus floridus
crataegus pulcherrima
erythrina herbacea
forestiera ligustrina
hamamelis virginiana
hydrangea quercifolia
ilex vomitoria
kalmia latifolia
philadelphus inodorus
rhapidophyllum hystrix
rhododendron alabamense
rhododendron austrinum
rhododendron canescens
ribes echinellum
sabal minor
stewartia malachodendron
vaccinium corymbosum
viburnum dentatum
viburnum rufidulum
wilderness flowers :
amsonia tabernaemontana
anemonella thalictroides
aquilegia canadensis
echinacea purpurea
heliopsis helianthoides
justicia cooleyi
lilium superbum
phlox carolina
phlox divaricata
phlox floridana
ratibida pinnata
ruellia caroliniensis
salvia coccinea
salvia lyrata
senecio obovatus
spigelia marilandica
vernonia gigantea
viola affinis
climbs :
ampelopsis arborea
bignonia capreolata
decumaria barbara
gelsemium sempervirens
lonicera sempervirens
parthenocissus quinquefolia
grow very low :
adiantum capillus-veneris
arisaema dracontium
arisaema triphyllum
athyrium filix-femina
dichanthelium spp.
hexastylis arifolia
mitchella repens
oplismenus setarium
oplismenus setarius
polystichum acrostichoides
silene polypetala
thelypteris spp
trillium spp
zamia pumila
aquatics :
uplands - mesic - forest - hardwood
vvvv hammock [ micro ]
hydrology : less flooding
micro-climate : ?
light : ?
surface base ?
special conditions : porous, oolithic moderately alkaline limestone / form around sinkholes / high species diversity / plants are of west indian origin
soil : ?
time - - ?
amount - - thin
salt - - minimal to none
droughty - - ys
moisture - - ?
drainage - - better than poor
PH - - ?
fertility - ?
nutrient supply - - ?
organic matter - - ?
particles - marl / sand / humus / debris / surface litter
plants : dominated by broad-leaf tropical hardwoods
P L A N T S
above trees :
bursera simaruba
chrysophyllum oliviforme
coccoloba diversifolia
dipholis salicifolia
exothea paniculata
ficus aurea
ficus citrifolia
krugiodendron ferreum
lysiloma latisiliquum
mastichodendron foetidissimum
nectandra coriacera
quercus virginiana
simaruba glauca
swietenia mahagoni
below trees :
ardisia escallonioides
calyptranthes pallens
drypetes lateriflora
eugenia axillaris
eugenia confusa
eugenia foetida
guapira discolor
ilex krugiana
myrsine guianensis
prunus myrtifolia
blocks :
callicarpa americana
chiococca alba
lasiacis divaricata
psychotria nervosa
randia aculeata
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
nephrolepis biserrata
nephrolepis exaltata
tripsacum floridanum
aquatics :
hammock : crevesed / eroded / stepped / outcropped / broken / fragmented / cracked / worn / forest / rockland
vvvv GRASSLAND [ micro ]
hydrology: flooding during rainy season
micro-climate : wind
light : full sun
surface base : sand / marl / shelly sand
special conditions : frost susceptible / slight slope / bounded by wet prairie channels / sea bottom deposits exposed to air and fresh water / inland / low topography
soil : ?
time - - annually / rainy season
amount - - thin layer
salt - - no
droughty - - yes / wet / dry
moisture - - low
drainage - - slow / poor / rapid rainfall runoff
PH - - acidic to neutral
fertility - low
nutrient supply - - low
organic matter - - yes / scattered
particles - - scattered peats / scattered mucks / sandy
plants : sawgrass on edge / wire cordgrass
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
grassland : flat / slope / hydric / edge
vvvv FLATWOODS [ micro ]
hydrology : seasonal flooding
micro-climate : open / exposed / wind
light : part shade / full shade / full sun
surface base : hardpan
special conditions : gentle slope / bounded on one side by riser / bounded on one side by saw palmetto / prairie
soil : poor
time - - ?
amount - - 3 to 4 inches
salt - - yes / no
droughty - - yes / no
moisture - - high / low
drainage - - poor
PH - - acidic
fertility - low
nutrient supply - - poor
organic matter - - low
particles - - sand
plants : wax myrtle ( highly flammable ) / salt and wind tolerance / myrica cerifera ( urban tolerant )
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
flatwoods : level terrace / prairie
vvvv HARDWOODS [ micro ]
hydrology : moisture from wetlands on borders / in wetlands
micro-climate : high humidity / low wind velocity
light : full shade / low light intensities
surface base : heterogeneous bedrock
special conditions : dense / bounded by swamp / along fringes of rivers, sloughs and lakes / wild life areas / upland trees can invade / in swamp
soil : ?
time - - seasonal
amount - - thick
salt - - no
droughty - - no
moisture - - moist
drainage - - poor in low areas
PH - - ?
fertility - yes
nutrient supply - - high
organic matter - - alluvium
particles - - sand / clay / silt / gravel / detrital / mud / marl
plants : maples / magnolia virginiana - sweet bays / fraxinus caroliniana - pop ash / on ridges , knolls , berms, mounds , in swamp
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
hardwoods : undulating / mound / islands / berm / knoll / forest / swamp / wetlands
vvvv sandhill [ macro ]
hydrology : no flooding / not wet
micro-climate : ?
light : light shade / full sun
surface base : ?
special conditions : no hardwoods / grades into pine flatwood / scrub plant species overlap into
soil : ?
time - - ?
amount - - deep
salt - - ?
droughty - - yes
moisture - - low retention
drainage - - extremely well-drained
PH - - acidic
fertility - infertile
nutrient supply - - ?
organic matter - - little to none / surface litter
particles - sand
plants : fire tolerant
P L A N T S
above trees :
pinus elliottii
pinus palustris
quercus incana
quercus laevis
below trees :
crataegus flava
diopyros virginiana
quercus geminata
quercus incana
quercus marilandica
quercus stellata
blocks :
asimina spp
asimina obovata
baptisia lactea
callicarpa americana
garberia heterophylla
lyonia ferruginea
prunus angustifolia
prunus geniculata
rhus copallina
serenoa repens
vaccinium corymbosum
vaccinium darrowii
vaccinium myrsinities
wilderness flowers :
ageratina aromatica
asclepias ruberosa
aster dumosus
carphephorus corymbosus
carphephorus odoratissimus
chrysopsis scabrella
commelina erecta
dyschoriste spp
dyschoriste oblongifolius
elephantropus spp
erigeron spp
liatris spp
liatris elegans
penstemon australis
penstemon multiflorus
phoebanthus grandiflorus
pityopsis graminifolia
piriqueta caroliniana
polygonella fimbriata
rhexia spp
rudbeckia hirta
ruellia caroliniensis
sisyrinchium solstitiale
solidago chapmanii
vernonia angustifolia
climbs :
gelsemium sempervirens
lonicera sempervirens
passiflora incarnata
grow very low :
andropogon tenarius
andropogon virginicus
aristida stricta
licania michauxii
muhlenbergia capillaris
nolina brittoniana
pteridium aquilinum
schizachyrium spp
sorghastrum secundum
sporobolus junceus
yucca filamentosa
aquatics :
sandhill : flat
vvvvv sand [ macro ]
hydrology : rapid percolation / low water retention / water recharge area
micro-climate : extremely dry / open / exposed
light : part shade / full shade
surface base : bedrock
special conditions : old nearshore dunes / wild life observation area / plants stabilize sand / oldest state vegetation found here
soil : ?
time - - ?
amount - - very deep sand
salt - - ?
droughty - - yes
moisture - - dry
drainage - - ?
PH - - acidic
fertility - good
nutrient supply - - high
organic matter - - yes
particles - - sandy
plants : xerophytic / scrub oak / sand pine / saw palmetto
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
sand : undulating
vvvv savannah [ micro ]
hydrology : damp to wet / subject to flooding
micro-climate : wind protection
light : partial shade
surface base ; sand deposits
special conditions : bounded on one side by sand ridge / bounded on one side by dune / close to ocean waters / saline / interdune
soil : ?
time - - ?
amount - - small
salt - - yes
droughty - - no
moisture - - high
drainage - - slow
PH - - alkaline to acidic / high to low
fertility - medium
nutrient supply - - medium
organic matter - - yes
particles - - sand quartz / calcareous sands
plants : palmettos
P L A N T S
above trees :
below trees :
blocks :
wilderness flowers :
climbs :
grow very low :
aquatics :
savannah : valley / swale / nearshore / saline
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It's an ECOSYSTEM choice from (48) experts!
+ ECOSYSTEM ( 48 choices ) \
EDENS SET
Nearshore 1 / Nearshore 2 / Nearshore 3 / Nearshore 4
PRAIRIE 1 / PRAIRIE 2 / PRAIRIE 3 / PRAIRIE 4
MARSH 1 / MARSH 2 / MARSH 3 / MARSH 4
PINE 1 / PINE 2 / PINE 3
SWAMP 1 / SWAMP 2 / SWAMP 3
FOREST 1 / FOREST 2 / FOREST 3
----- / forests clay / forests density / forests open / forests abundant /-----
CABBAGE PALM 1 / CABBAGE PALM 2
TREE ISLAND 1 / TREE ISLAND 2
WETLAND 1 / WETLAND 2
SAW PALMETTO 1
HARDWOODS 1
FLATWOODS 1
ROCKLANDS 1
GRASSLAND 1
SAVANNAH 1
HAMMOCK 1
SANDHILL 1
MARITIME 1
UPLANDS 1
CYPRESS 1
COPPICE 1
SLOUGH 1
SCRUB 1
SAND 1
DUNE 1
OAK 1
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