Plant species that characterize this ecosystem type, organized by vegetation stratum. These are species ecologically associated with the ecosystem, not confirmed present in any specific area.
Animal species ecologically associated with this ecosystem type based on NatureServe assessment. These are species whose habitat requirements overlap with this ecosystem, not confirmed present in any specific roadless area.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | G-Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Panther | Puma concolor coryi | G5T1 |
| Florida Black Bear | Ursus americanus floridanus | G5T4 |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | G-Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Sandhill Crane | Antigone canadensis pratensis | G5T2 |
| Florida Scrub Jay | Aphelocoma coerulescens | G2 |
| Wood Stork | Mycteria americana | G4 |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | G-Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Glossy Swampsnake | Liodytes rigida | G5 |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | G-Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander | Ambystoma bishopi | G1 |
| Frosted Flatwoods Salamander | Ambystoma cingulatum | G1 |
| Pig Frog | Lithobates grylio | G5 |
| Carpenter Frog | Lithobates virgatipes | G4 |
| Striped Newt | Notophthalmus perstriatus | G2 |
| Northern Dwarf Siren | Pseudobranchus striatus | G5 |
| Broad-striped Dwarf Siren | Pseudobranchus striatus striatus | G5T1T3 |
| Greater Siren | Siren lacertina | G5 |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | G-Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dukes' Skipper | Euphyes dukesi | G3G4 |
| Okefenokee Zale Moth | Zale perculta | G2? |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | G-Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Logan's Agarodes Caddisfly | Agarodes logani | G1 |
| Sykora's Hydroptila Caddisfly | Hydroptila sykorai | G1 |
| Setose Cream and Brown Mottled Microcaddisfly | Oxyethira setosa | G2G3 |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | G-Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Sminthurus Springtail | Sminthurus floridanus | G1 |
Species with conservation concern that are ecologically associated with this ecosystem type. G-Rank indicates global conservation status: G1 (critically imperiled) through G5 (secure). ESA status indicates U.S. Endangered Species Act listing.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | G-Rank | ESA Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan's Agarodes Caddisfly | Agarodes logani | G1 | Under Review |
| Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander | Ambystoma bishopi | G1 | Endangered |
| Frosted Flatwoods Salamander | Ambystoma cingulatum | G1 | Threatened |
| Florida Sandhill Crane | Antigone canadensis pratensis | G5T2 | -- |
| Florida Scrub Jay | Aphelocoma coerulescens | G2 | Threatened |
| Southern Milkweed | Asclepias viridula | G2 | -- |
| Purple Balduina | Balduina atropurpurea | G2 | -- |
| Bartram's Ixia | Calydorea coelestina | G2G3 | -- |
| Cypress-knee Sedge | Carex decomposita | G3G4 | -- |
| Georgia Tickseed | Coreopsis nudata | G3? | -- |
| Florida Orange-grass | Ctenium floridanum | G2 | -- |
| Tropical Waxweed | Cuphea aspera | G2 | -- |
| Ravenel's Pipewort | Eriocaulon ravenelii | G3G4 | -- |
| Dukes' Skipper | Euphyes dukesi | G3G4 | -- |
| Harper's Beauty | Harperocallis flava | G2 | Endangered |
| Florida Hartwrightia | Hartwrightia floridana | G2G3 | Under Review |
| Hammockherb | Hasteola robertiorum | G1 | -- |
| Sykora's Hydroptila Caddisfly | Hydroptila sykorai | G1 | Under Review |
| Henry's Spider-lily | Hymenocallis henryae | G2 | Under Review |
| Smooth-barked St. John's-wort | Hypericum lissophloeus | G2 | Under Review |
| White-wicky | Kalmia cuneata | G3 | -- |
| Gholson's Blazingstar | Liatris gholsonii | G1 | -- |
| Godfrey's Blazingstar | Liatris provincialis | G1G2 | -- |
| Pondberry | Lindera melissifolia | G3 | Endangered |
| Pondspice | Litsea aestivalis | G3 | -- |
| Boykin's Lobelia | Lobelia boykinii | G2? | Under Review |
| Spathulate Seedbox | Ludwigia spathulata | G2 | -- |
| Curtiss' Loosestrife | Lythrum curtissii | G2 | Under Review |
| White Birds-in-a-nest | Macbridea alba | G2 | Threatened |
| Ashe's Magnolia | Magnolia ashei | G3 | -- |
| Loose Water-milfoil | Myriophyllum laxum | G3 | -- |
| Striped Newt | Notophthalmus perstriatus | G2 | -- |
| Yellow Pond-lily | Nuphar lutea ssp. orbiculata | G5T3 | -- |
| Setose Cream and Brown Mottled Microcaddisfly | Oxyethira setosa | G2G3 | -- |
| Spoon-flower | Peltandra sagittifolia | G3G4 | -- |
| Florida Leaf-flower | Phyllanthus liebmannianus ssp. platylepis | G4T2 | -- |
| Violet-flowered Butterwort | Pinguicula ionantha | G2 | Threatened |
| Chapman's Butterwort | Pinguicula planifolia | G3? | -- |
| Broad-striped Dwarf Siren | Pseudobranchus striatus striatus | G5T1T3 | -- |
| Florida Panther | Puma concolor coryi | G5T1 | Endangered |
| Small-flower Meadowbeauty | Rhexia parviflora | G2G3 | Under Review |
| Chapman's Rhododendron | Rhododendron chapmanii | G1 | Endangered |
| Swamp Buckthorn | Sideroxylon thornei | G3 | -- |
| Fringed Campion | Silene polypetala | G2 | Endangered |
| Florida Sminthurus Springtail | Sminthurus floridanus | G1 | -- |
| a liverwort | Sphaerocarpos donnellii | G2G3 | -- |
| Texas Ladies'-tresses | Spiranthes brevilabris | G1G2 | -- |
| Wireleaf Dropseed | Sporobolus teretifolius | G2 | Under Review |
| Cooley's Meadowrue | Thalictrum cooleyi | G1 | Endangered |
| Canby's Dropwort | Tiedemannia canbyi | G2 | Endangered |
| Diverseleaf Crownbeard | Verbesina heterophylla | G2 | -- |
| Acid-swamp Yellow-eyed-grass | Xyris serotina | G3G4 | -- |
| Okefenokee Zale Moth | Zale perculta | G2? | -- |
Plant community associations that occur within this ecological system. Associations are the finest level of the U.S. National Vegetation Classification (USNVC) and describe specific, repeating assemblages of plant species. Each association represents a distinct community type that may be found where this ecosystem occurs.
| Name | G-Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Chamaecyparis thyoides - Pinus elliottii / Nyssa biflora - Acer rubrum var. trilobum / Serenoa repens Swamp | NatureServe | |
| Cliftonia monophylla / Lyonia lucida - Smilax laurifolia Swamp | NatureServe | |
| Nuphar orbiculata Aquatic Vegetation | NatureServe | |
| Nymphoides aquatica Aquatic Vegetation | NatureServe | |
| Nyssa biflora / Ilex myrtifolia / Carex glaucescens - Eriocaulon compressum Swamp | G2 | NatureServe |
| Nyssa biflora - Magnolia virginiana - (Pinus elliottii) / Morella (caroliniensis, inodora) Swamp | NatureServe | |
| Panicum hemitomon - Pontederia cordata Marsh | G3 | NatureServe |
| Pinus elliottii / Cliftonia monophylla - Cyrilla racemiflora Swamp Woodland | NatureServe | |
| Pinus elliottii / Lyonia lucida / Sarracenia minor var. okefenokeensis - Nymphaea odorata - Sphagnum spp. Wooded Wet Meadow | NatureServe | |
| Pinus elliottii - Taxodium ascendens / Lyonia lucida / Woodwardia virginica - Sphagnum spp. Swamp Woodland | NatureServe | |
| Pinus serotina / Lyonia lucida - Ilex glabra - (Cyrilla racemiflora) Wet Shrubland | G3 | NatureServe |
| Pinus serotina - Pinus elliottii / Cliftonia monophylla - Cyrilla racemiflora Swamp Woodland | NatureServe | |
| Taxodium distichum - Nyssa biflora - Acer rubrum - Magnolia virginiana Swamp | NatureServe |
Subnational conservation status ranks (S-ranks) assigned by Natural Heritage Programs in each state where this ecosystem occurs. S1 indicates critically imperiled at the state level, S2 imperiled, S3 vulnerable, S4 apparently secure, and S5 secure. An ecosystem may be globally secure but imperiled in specific states at the edge of its range.
| State | S-Rank |
|---|---|
| AL | SNR |
| FL | SNR |
| GA | SNR |
| MS | SNR |
| SC | SNR |
Inventoried Roadless Areas where this ecosystem is present, identified from LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type spatial analysis. Coverage indicates the proportion of each area occupied by this ecosystem type.
| Area | Forest | Coverage | Hectares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinhook | Osceola National Forest | 94.4% | 5,884.83 |
| Natural Area Wsa | Osceola National Forest | 33.4% | 343.44 |
| Impassable Bay | Osceola National Forest | 21.8% | 246.06 |
Ecosystem classification: Ecosystems are classified using the LANDFIRE 2024 Existing Vegetation Type (EVT) layer, mapped to NatureServe Terrestrial Ecological Systems via a curated crosswalk. Each EVT is linked to the USNVC (U.S. National Vegetation Classification) hierarchy through pixel-level co-occurrence analysis of LANDFIRE EVT and NatureServe IVC Group rasters across all roadless areas.
Vegetation coverage: Coverage percentages and hectares are derived from zonal statistics of the LANDFIRE 2024 EVT raster intersected with roadless area boundaries.
Ecosystem narratives and community species: Sourced from the NatureServe Explorer API, representing professional ecological assessments of vegetation composition, environmental setting, dynamics, threats, and characteristic species assemblages.
IVC hierarchy: The International Vegetation Classification hierarchy is sourced from the USNVC v3.0 Catalog, providing the full classification from Biome through Association levels.
Component associations: Plant community associations listed as components of each NatureServe Ecological System. Association data from the NatureServe Explorer API.
State ranks: Conservation status ranks assigned by NatureServe member programs in each state where the ecosystem occurs.