South Florida Vegetation Classification Scheme Crosswalks

Crosswalks for 5 vegetation classification schemes used in south Florida: 1. Everglades Vegetation Classification System (EVSC, South Florida National Parks), 2. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC), 3. Florida Gap Analysis Project (FLGAP, US Geological Survey), 4. Florida Land Use and Cover Classification System (FLUCCS, Florida Department of Transportation and Water Management Districts), 5. Multi-Species Recovery Project (MSRP, US Fish and Wildlife Service).

Class Scheme Descriptions
Florida Gap
Florida Land Use and Cover
FLUCCS/SWFFS/SFMM
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
MSRP Ecological Community
South Florida National Parks Vegetation System

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EVCS FFWCC FLGAP FLUCCS MSRP SWFFS*	EVCS FFWCC FLGAP FLUCCS MSRP SWFFS

* FLUCCS/SWFFS/SFMM crosswalk prepared by Mike Duever, South Florida Water Management District.

For additional information contact:
Leonard Pearlstine or Frank Mazzotti
University of Florida-FLREC; 3205 College Avenue; Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33314; (954) 577-6300

FLGAP		EVCS		FLUCCS		MSRP		FFWCC
ID	Name	ID	Name	ID	Name	ID	Name	ID	Name
0	Background			540	Bays and Estuaries		Seagrasses
				541	Embayments opening		Nearshore and Midshelf Reefs
				542	Embayments not opening
				654	Oyster bars
1	Open water	W	Open water	166	Holding ponds				Open Water
				500	Water
				510	Streams and Waterways
				520	Lakes
				521	Lakes larger than 500 acres
				522	Lakes larger than 100 acres - less than 500 acres
				523	Lakes larger than 10 acres - less than 100 acres
				524	Lakes less than 10 acres
				530	Reservoirs
				531	Reservoir larger than 500 acres
				532	Reservoirs larger than 100 acres - less than 500 acres
				533	Reservoirs larger than 10 acres - less than 100 acres
				534	Reservoirs less than 10 acres
				540	Bays and Estuaries
				550	Major Spring
				560	Slough Water
				616	Inland ponds and sloughs
				645	Submergent aquatic vegetation
				650	Non-vegetated
				651	Tidal flats
				653	Intermittent ponds
				816	Canals and locks
2	Tropical Hardwood Hammock Formation	FT	Subtropical hardwood forest	420	Upland Hardwood Forests		Tropical Hardwood Hammock		Tropical Hardwood Hammock
		FP	Paurotis palm forest	426	Tropical hardwoods
				433	Western Everglades hardwoods
				438	Mixed hardwoods
				439	Other hardwoods
				442	Hardwood plantations
3	Semi-decidous/Evergreen Tropical/Subtropical Swamp Forest	FS	Swamp forest	611	Bay Swamps		Flowing Water Swamps		Hardwood Swamp
		FSh	Mixed hardwood swamp forest	617	Mixed wetland hardwoods		Pond Swamps
		FSx	Cypress-mixed hardwoods				Seepage Swamps
		FSa	Mixed hardwoods, cypress and pine
		FSb	Bayhead
4	Xeric-Mesic Live Oak Ecological Complex	FO	Oak-sabal forest	420	Upland Hardwood Forests		Florida Scrub		Xeric Oak Scrub
				421	Xeric oak		Mesic Temperate Hammock		Upland Hardwood Forest
				432	Sand live oak
5	Mesic-Hydric Live Oak/ Sabal Palm Ecological Complex	FO	Oak-sabal forest	400	Upland forests		Maritime Hammock		Upland Hardwood Forest
		FC	Cabbage palm forest	420	Upland Hardwood Forests		Mesic Temperate Hammock
				425	Temperate hardwood
				427	Live oak
				428	Cabbage palm
6	Bay/Gum/Cypress Ecological Complex	FS	Swamp forest	610	Wetland Hardwood Forests		Flowing Water Swamps		Cypress Swamp
		FSx	Cypress-mixed hardwoods	611	Bay Swamps		Pond Swamps		Bay Swamp
		FSa	Mixed hardwoods, cypress and pine	613	Gum swamps				Bottomland Hardwood Forest
		FSb	Bayhead	622	Pond pine
7	Loblolly Bay Forest	FSb	Bayhead	610	Wetland Hardwood Forests		Seepage Swamps		Bay Swamp
				611	Bay Swamps
8	Cajeput Forest Compositional Group	E	Exotics	4119	Pine flatwoods - melaleuca infested				Exotic Plant
		EM	Cajeput	424	Melaleuca
				4289	Cabbage palm - melaleuca infested
				6218	Cypress - melaleuca infested
				740	Disturbed lands
9	Mixed Mangrove Forest Formation	FM	Mangrove forest	612	Mangrove swamps		Mangroves		Mangrove Swamp
		FM1	White mangrove forest
		FM1b	White mangrove or buttonwood forest
		FMx	Mixed mangrove forest
		EO	Lather leaf
10	Black Mangrove Forest	FM	Mangrove forest	612	Mangrove swamps		Mangroves		Mangrove Swamp
		FMa	Black mangrove forest
11	Red Mangrove Forest	FM	Mangrove forest	612	Mangrove swamps		Mangroves		Mangrove Swamp
		FMr	Red mangrove forest
12	Casuarina Forest	E	Exotics	437	Australian Pine				Exotic Plant
		EC	Australian pine
13	South Florida Slash Pine Forest	SV	Savanna	410	Upland coniferous forests		Pine Rocklands		Pineland
		SVPI	Pine savanna	411	Pine flatwoods		Mesic Pine Flatwoods
				419	Other pines
14	Mesic-Xeric Mixed Pine/Oak/Hickory Forest Ecological Complex	SVPIh	Slash pines with hardwoods	410	Upland coniferous forests		Mesic Temperate Hammock		Mixed Hardwood-Pine
				430	Upland Hardwood Forests - Continued
				434	Hardwood conifer mixed
15	Sand Pine Forest	SH	Hardwood scrub	413	Sand pine		Florida Scrub		Pineland
		SVPIh	Slash pines with hardwoods						Sand Pine Scrub
16	Mesic-Hydric Pine Forest Compositional Group	F	Forest	410	Upland coniferous forests		Mesic Pine Flatwoods		Pineland
				411	Pine flatwoods
				419	Other pines
				440	Tree plantations
				441	Coniferous plantations
17	Swamp Forest Ecological Complex	FS	Swamp forest	615	Stream and lake swamps (bottomland)		Flowing Water Swamps		Hardwood Swamp
		FSh	Mixed hardwood swamp forest	617	Mixed wetland hardwoods		Pond Swamps		Bottomland Hardwood Forest
				6171	Mixed wetland hardwoods - willows		Seepage Swamps
				630	Wetland forested mixed
18	Cypress Forest Compositional Group	FSc	Cypress strands	620	Wetland Coniferous Forests		Flowing Water Swamps		Cypress Swamp
		FSd	Cypress domes/heads	621	Cypress		Pond Swamps
		FSCpi	Cypress-pines
19	Mixed Evergreen-Cold-deciduous Hardwood Forest	F	Forest	420	Upland Hardwood Forests		Mesic Temperate Hammock		Upland Hardwood Forest
				425	Temperate hardwood
				431	Beach - magnolia
				438	Mixed hardwoods
				439	Other hardwoods
				442	Hardwood plantations
				623	Atlantic white cedar
20	Buttonwood Woodland	FM1b	White mangrove or buttonwood forest	612	Mangrove swamps		Mangroves		Mangrove Swamp
		FB	Buttonwood forest
21	Mixed Mangrove Woodland	FM	Mangrove forest	612	Mangrove swamps		Mangroves		Mangrove Swamp
		FMx	Mixed mangrove forest
22	Black Mangrove Woodland	FM	Mangrove forest	612	Mangrove swamps		Mangroves		Mangrove Swamp
		FMa	Black mangrove forest
23	Red Mangrove Woodland	FM	Mangrove forest	612	Mangrove swamps		Mangroves		Mangrove Swamp
		FMr	Red mangrove forest
24	Live Oak Woodland	FO	Oak-sabal forest	427	Live oak		Mesic Temperate Hammock		Upland Hardwood Forest
25	South Florida Slash Pine Woodland	SV	Savanna	411	Pine flatwoods		Pine Rocklands		Pineland
		SVPI	Pine savanna	419	Other pines		Mesic Pine Flatwoods
		SVx	Slash pine mixed with palms
		SVPIh	Slash pines with hardwoods
		SVPIc	Slash pine with cypress
26	Sandhill Ecological Complex			412	Longleaf pine - xeric oak		High Pine		Sandhill
							Scrubby High Pine
27	Broad-leaved Evergreen /Mixed Evergreen Shrubland	S	Scrub	320	Shrub and brushland		Scrubby Flatwoods		Shrub and Brush
		SC	Buttonwood scrub	329	Other shrubs and brush
		SP	Saw palmetto scrub
		SH	Hardwood scrub
		SB	Shrublands
		SBm	Wax myrtle
28	Flooded Broad-leaved Evergreen / Mixed Evergreen Shrubland Ecological Complex	SS	Bay-hardwood scrub	6172	Mixed wetland hardwoods - mixed shrubs		Wet Prairies		Shrub Swamp
		SBf	Pop ash				Pond Swamps
		SB1	Primrose
		SBy	Cocoplum
		SBa	Pond Apple
		EA	Shoebutton ardisia
29	Dry Prairie Ecological Complex	PPI	Prairie with scattered pines	310	Herbaceous		Dry Prairie		Dry Prairie
				320	Shrub and brushland		Cutthroat Grass Communities
				321	Palmetto prairies
				411	Pine flatwoods
30	Gallberry/ Saw Palmetto/Titi Compositional Group	FS	Swamp forest	329	Other shrubs and brush		Scrubby Flatwoods		Shrub Swamp
		S	Scrub	413	Sand pine		Flowing Water Swamps		Shrub and Brush
		SP	Saw palmetto scrub	421	Xeric oak
		SH	Hardwood scrub	614	Titi swamps
		SB	Shrublands
31	Brazilian Pepper Shrubland	E	Exotics	422	Brazilian pepper				Exotic Plant
		ES	Brazilian pepper
32	Dwarf Mangrove Ecological Complex	SM	Mangrove scrub	612	Mangrove swamps		Mangroves		Mangrove Swamp
		SMr	Red mangrove scrub
		Sma	Black mangrove scrub
		SM1	White mangrove scrub
		SM1b	White mangrove or buttonwood scrub
		SMx	Mixed mangrove scrub
33	Coastal Strand	BCH	Beaches	310	Herbaceous		Coastal Strand		Coastal Strand
				322	Coastal scrub		Maritime Hammock
34	Groundsel-tree/ Marsh Elder Tidal Shrubland	SBb	Groundsel bush	322	Coastal scrub		Florida Scrub		Shrub and Brush
35	Xeric Scrubland	S	Scrub	329	Other shrubs and brush		Florida Scrub		Xeric Oak Scrub
		SB	Shrublands	421	Xeric oak		Scrubby High Pine
36	St. Johns Wort Shrubland Compositional Group	PE	Non-graminoid emergent marsh	329	Other shrubs and brush		Freshwater Marshes		Freshwater Marsh
37	Flooded Cold-deciduous shrubland Ecological Complex	SBs	Willow	6172	Mixed wetland hardwoods - mixed shrubs		Wet Prairies		Shrub Swamp
		SBm	Wax myrtle
		SBc	Buttonbush
		SBa	Pond Apple
38	Saltwort/ Glasswort Ecological Complex	PH	Halophytic herbaceous prairie	642	Saltwater marshes		Coastal Salt Marsh		Coastal Saltmarsh
		PHs	Halophytic succulent prairie
39	Graminiod Dry Prairie Ecological Complex	PPI	Prairie with scattered pines	310	Herbaceous		Dry Prairie		Dry Prairie
				321	Palmetto prairies
40	Sea Oats Dune Grassland	BCH	Beaches	310	Herbaceous		Beach Dune		Coastal Strand
41	Wiregrass Grassland	PPI	Prairie with scattered pines	310	Herbaceous		Dry Prairie		Dry Prairie
				321	Palmetto prairies
42	Graminoid Emergent Marsh Compositional Group	P	Prairies and marshes	640	Vegetated Non-forested wetlands		Freshwater Marshes		Freshwater Marsh
		PG	Graminoid prairie/marsh	731	Exposed rock with marsh grasses		Wet Prairies
		PGp	Common reed
		PGx	Mixed graminoids
43	Sawgrass Marsh	PGc	Sawgrass	6411	Freshwater marshes - sawgrass		Freshwater Marshes		Freshwater Marsh
44	Spikerush Marsh	PGe	Spike rush	641	Freshwater marshes		Freshwater Marshes		Freshwater Marsh
45	Muhly Grass Marsh	PGm	Muhly grass	643	Wet prairies		Wet Prairies		Freshwater Marsh
46	Cattail Marsh Compositional Group	PC	Cattail marsh	6412	Freshwater marshes - cattail		Freshwater Marshes		Freshwater Marsh
47	Salt Marsh Ecological Complex	P	Prairies and marshes	640	Vegetated Non-forested wetlands		Coastal Salt Marsh		Coastal Saltmarsh
				642	Saltwater marshes
48	Sand Cordgrass Grassland	PGs	Cordgrass	643	Wet prairies		Wet Prairies
49	Black needle Rush Marsh	PGj	Black rush	642	Saltwater marshes		Coastal Salt Marsh		Coastal Saltmarsh
50	Saltmarsh Cordgrass Marsh	PGs	Cordgrass	642	Saltwater marshes		Coastal Salt Marsh		Coastal Saltmarsh
51	Saltmeadow Cordgrass/ Salt Grass Salt Marsh	PH	Halophytic herbaceous prairie	642	Saltwater marshes		Coastal Salt Marsh		Coastal Saltmarsh
		PHg	Halophytic graminoid prairie
52	Sparsely Wooded Wet Prairie Compositional Group	FC	Cabbage palm forest	321	Palmetto prairies		Wet Prairies		Freshwater Marsh
		SVPM	Palm savanna	6219	Cypress - with wet prairies
				643	Wet prairies
				6439	Wet prairies - with pine
53	Dwarf Cypress Prairie	SVC	Cypress savanna	620	Wetland Coniferous Forests		Freshwater Marshes		Freshwater Marsh
		SVCd	Dwarf cypress	621	Cypress		Flowing Water Swamps		Cypress Swamp
		SVCpi	Cypress with pine	6219	Cypress - with wet prairies
54	Temperate Wet Prairie	P	Prairies and marshes	643	Wet prairies		Cutthroat Grass Communities		Freshwater Marsh
		PEa	Leather fern				Wet Prairies
		PEo	Other mixed non-graminids
55	Maidencane Marsh	PGa	Maidencane	641	Freshwater marshes		Freshwater Marshes		Freshwater Marsh
		PGw	Maidencane-spike rush
56	Forb Emergent Marsh	PE	Non-graminoid emergent marsh	640	Vegetated Non-forested wetlands		Freshwater Marshes		Freshwater Marsh
		PEb	Broadleaf emergents	641	Freshwater marshes
		PEo	Other mixed non-graminids
57	Water lily or Floating Leaved Vegetation	PEf	Floating/floating attached emergents	641	Freshwater marshes		Freshwater Marshes		Freshwater Marsh
				644	Emergent aquatic vegetations
58	Periphyton	PEf	Floating/floating attached emergents	641	Freshwater marshes		Freshwater Marshes		Freshwater Marsh
59	Sand/ Beach	BCH	Beaches	652	Shorelines		Beach Dune		Coastal Strand
				710	Beaches other than swimming beaches
60	Bare soil/Clearcut	ORV	ORV trails	740	Disturbed lands				Barren and Urban
		SA	Spoil areas	743	Spoil areas
		SAd	Artificial deer islands
61	Pavement	HI	Structures and cultivated lawns	810	Transportation				Barren and Urban
		RD	Major Roads	814	Roads and highways
62	Urban	HI	Structures and cultivated lawns	100	Urban and Built-Up				Barren and Urban
				140	Commercial and services
				141	Retail sales and services
				1411	Retail sales and services - shopping centers
				142	Wholesale sales and services
				1423	Wholesale sales and services - junk yards
				143	Professional services
				144	Cultural and entertainment
				145	Tourist services
				146	Oil and gas storage
				147	Mixed commercial services
				149	Commercial and services under construction
				150	Industrial
				151	Food processing
				152	Timber processing
				153	Mineral processing
				154	Oil and gas processing
				155	Other light industrial
				156	Other heavy industrial
				159	Industrial under construction
				170	Institutional
				171	Educational facilities
				172	Religious
				174	Medical and health care
				175	Governmental
				176	Correctional
				177	Other institutional
				178	Commercial child care
				179	Institutional under construction
				800	Transportation
				810	Transportation
				811	Airports
				812	Railroads
				813	Bus and truck terminals
				815	Port facilities
				818	Auto parking facilities
				819	Transportation facilities under construction
				820	Communications
				821	Transmission towers
				822	Communication facilities
				829	Communication facilities under construction
				830	Utilities
				831	Electrical power facilities
				832	Electrical power transmission lines
				833	Water supply plants
				834	Sewage treatment
				835	Solid waste disposal
				839	Utilities under construction
63	Urban Residential	HI	Structures and cultivated lawns	110	Residential low density				Barren and Urban
				111	Fixed single family units
				113	Mixed units (fixed and mobile home units)
				119	Low density under construction
				120	Residential medium density
				121	Fixed single family units
				123	Mixed units (fixed and mobile home units)
				129	Medium density under construction
				130	Residential high density
				131	Fixed single family units
				133	Multiple dwelling units low rise
				134	Multiple dwelling units high rise
				135	Mixed units (fixed and mobile home units)
				139	High density under construction
64	Urban Open/Others	HI	Structures and cultivated lawns	184	Marinas and fish camps				Barren and Urban
		HId	Disturbed fish camp site	740	Disturbed lands
				741	Rural land in transition
65	Agriculture			200	Agriculture				Grass and Agriculture
				210	Cropland and Pastureland
				214	Row crops
				2156	Field crops -sugar cane
				242	Sod farms
				244	Vineyards
				260	Other open lands (rural)
				261	Fallow crop land
66	Pasture/Grassland/Agriculture			210	Cropland and Pastureland				Grass and Agriculture
				212	Unimproved pastures
				213	Woodland pastures
				215	Field crops
				300	Rangeland
				329	Other shrubs and brush
				330	Mixed rangeland
67	Ag/Groves/Ornamental			220	Tree Crops				Grass and Agriculture
				221	Citrus groves
				222	Fruit orchards
				223	Other groves
				240	Nurseries and Vineyards
				241	Tree nurseries
				243	Ornamentals
				245	Floriculture
				246	Timber nursery
				444	Experimental tree plots
				445	Seed plantations
68	Ag/Confined Feeding Operation			230	Feeding operations				Grass and Agriculture
				231	Cattle feeding operations
				232	Poultry feeding operations
				233	Swine feeding operations
				250	Specialty farms
				251	Horse farms
				252	Dairies
				253	Kennels
				254	Aquaculture
				259	Other
69	Extractive	HI	Structures and cultivated lawns	160	Extractive				Barren and Urban
				161	Strip mines
				162	Sand and gravel pits
				163	Rock quarries
				164	Oil and gas fields
				165	Reclaimed land
70	Recreation	HI	Structures and cultivated lawns	180	Recreational				Barren and Urban
				181	Swimming beach
				182	Golf courses
				183	Race tracks
				184	Marinas and fish camps
				185	Parks and zoos
				186	Community recreational facilities
				187	Stadiums
				189	Other recreational
71	Cloud