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


MSRP FLGAP EVCS FLUCCS FFWCC
ID Name ID Name ID Name ID Name ID Name
  High Pine 26 Sandhill Ecological Complex   412 Longleaf pine - xeric oak   Sandhill
  Florida Scrub 4 Xeric-Mesic Live Oak Ecological Complex S Scrub 322 Coastal scrub   Sand Pine Scrub
15 Sand Pine Forest SH Hardwood scrub 329 Other shrubs and brush   Xeric Oak Scrub
34 Groundsel-tree/ Marsh Elder Tidal Shrubland SB Shrublands 432 Sand live oak   Shrub and Brush
35 Xeric Scrubland SBb Groundsel bush
  Scrubby Flatwoods 27 Broad-leaved Evergreen /Mixed Evergreen Shrubland S Scrub 320 Shrub and brushland   Shrub and Brush
30 Gallberry/ Saw Palmetto/Titi Compositional Group SP Saw palmetto scrub 329 Other shrubs and brush
SH Hardwood scrub
SB Shrublands
  Scrubby High Pine 26 Sandhill Ecological Complex S Scrub 329 Other shrubs and brush   Sandhill
35 Xeric Scrubland SH Hardwood scrub 412 Longleaf pine - xeric oak   Xeric Oak Scrub
SB Shrublands 421 Xeric oak    
  Beach Dune 40 Sea Oats Dune Grassland BCH Beaches 310 Herbaceous   Coastal Strand
59 Sand/ Beach 652 Shorelines
710 Beaches other than swimming beaches
  Coastal Strand 33 Coastal Strand BCH Beaches 310 Herbaceous   Coastal Strand
322 Coastal scrub
  Maritime Hammock 5 Mesic-Hydric Live Oak/ Sabal Palm Ecological Complex FO Oak-sabal forest 310 Herbaceous   Coastal Strand
33 Coastal Strand FC Cabbage palm forest 322 Coastal scrub   Upland Hardwood Forest
400 Upland forests
420 Upland Hardwood Forests
425 Temperate hardwood
427 Live oak
428 Cabbage palm
  Mesic Temperate Hammock 4 Xeric-Mesic Live Oak Ecological Complex FO Oak-sabal forest 400 Upland forests   Mixed Hardwood-Pine
5 Mesic-Hydric Live Oak/ Sabal Palm Ecological Complex FC Cabbage palm forest 414 Pine - mesic oak   Upland Hardwood Forest
14 Mesic-Xeric Mixed Pine/Oak/Hickory Forest Ecological Complex SH Hardwood scrub 420 Upland Hardwood Forests
15 Sand Pine Forest SVPIh Slash pines with hardwoods 421 Xeric oak
423 Oak - pine - hickory
19 Mixed Evergreen-Cold-deciduous Hardwood Forest 425 Temperate hardwood
24 Live Oak Woodland 427 Live oak
428 Cabbage palm
430 Upland Hardwood Forests - Continued
431 Beach - magnolia
432 Sand live oak
434 Hardwood conifer mixed
438 Mixed hardwoods
439 Other hardwoods
442 Hardwood plantations
623 Atlantic white cedar
  Tropical Hardwood Hammock 2 Tropical Hardwood Hammock Formation FT Subtropical hardwood forest 420 Upland Hardwood Forests   Tropical Hardwood Hammock
FP Paurotis palm forest 426 Tropical hardwoods
433 Western Everglades hardwoods
438 Mixed hardwoods
439 Other hardwoods
  Pine Rocklands 13 South Florida Slash Pine Forest SVPI Pine savanna 410 Upland coniferous forests   Pineland
25 South Florida Slash Pine Woodland SVx Slash pine mixed with palms 411 Pine flatwoods
SVPIh Slash pines with hardwoods 419 Other pines
SVPIc Slash pine with cypress
  Mesic Pine Flatwoods 13 South Florida Slash Pine Forest SVPI Pine savanna 410 Upland coniferous forests   Pineland
16 Mesic-Hydric Pine Forest Compositional Group SVx Slash pine mixed with palms 411 Pine flatwoods
25 South Florida Slash Pine Woodland SVPIh Slash pines with hardwoods 419 Other pines
SVPIc Slash pine with cypress 440 Tree plantations
441 Coniferous plantations
  Hydric Pine Flatwoods 13 South Florida Slash Pine Forest SVPI Pine savanna 411 Pine flatwoods   Pineland
16 Mesic-Hydric Pine Forest Compositional Group SVPIc Slash pine with cypress
25 South Florida Slash Pine Woodland
  Dry Prairie 29 Dry Prairie Ecological Complex PPI Prairie with scattered pines 310 Herbaceous   Dry Prairie
39 Graminiod Dry Prairie Ecological Complex 320 Shrub and brushland
41 Wiregrass Grassland 321 Palmetto prairies
411 Pine flatwoods
  Cutthroat Grass Communities 29 Dry Prairie Ecological Complex P Prairies and marshes 310 Herbaceous   Dry Prairie
54 Temperate Wet Prairie PEa Leather fern 320 Shrub and brushland   Freshwater Marsh
PEo Other mixed non-graminids 321 Palmetto prairies
PPI Prairie with scattered pines 411 Pine flatwoods
643 Wet prairies
  Freshwater Marshes 36 St. Johns Wort Shrubland Compositional Group SVC Cypress savanna 329 Other shrubs and brush   Freshwater Marsh
42 Graminoid Emergent Marsh Compositional Group SVCd Dwarf cypress 620 Wetland Coniferous Forests   Cypress Swamp
43 Sawgrass Marsh SVCpi Cypress with pine 621 Cypress
44 Spikerush Marsh P Prairies and marshes 6219 Cypress - with wet prairies
46 Cattail Marsh Compositional Group PG Graminoid prairie/marsh 640 Vegetated Non-forested wetlands
53 Dwarf Cypress Prairie PGc Sawgrass 641 Freshwater marshes
55 Maidencane Marsh PGe Spike rush 6411 Freshwater marshes - sawgrass
56 Forb Emergent Marsh PGp Common reed 6412 Freshwater marshes - cattail
57 Water lily or Floating Leaved Vegetation PGa Maidencane 644 Emergent aquatic vegetations
58 Periphyton PGw Maidencane-spike rush 731 Exposed rock with marsh grasses
PGx Mixed graminoids
PE Non-graminoid emergent marsh
PEb Broadleaf emergents
PEf Floating/floating attached emergents
PEo Other mixed non-graminids
PC Cattail marsh
  Wet Prairies 28 Flooded Broad-leaved Evergreen / Mixed Evergreen Shrubland Ecological Complex FC Cabbage palm forest 321 Palmetto prairies   Freshwater Marsh
37 Flooded Cold-deciduous shrubland Ecological Complex SS Bay-hardwood scrub 6172 Mixed wetland hardwoods - mixed shrubs   Shrub Swamp
42 Graminoid Emergent Marsh Compositional Group SVPM Palm savanna 6219 Cypress - with wet prairies
45 Muhly Grass Marsh P Prairies and marshes 640 Vegetated Non-forested wetlands
48 Sand Cordgrass Grassland PG Graminoid prairie/marsh 643 Wet prairies
52 Sparsely Wooded Wet Prairie Compositional Group PGm Muhly grass 6439 Wet prairies - with pine
54 Temperate Wet Prairie PGs Cordgrass 731 Exposed rock with marsh grasses
PGp Common reed
PGx Mixed graminoids
PEa Leather fern
PEo Other mixed non-graminids
SBs Willow
SBf Pop ash
SBm Wax myrtle
SBc Buttonbush
SB1 Primrose
SBy Cocoplum
SBa Pond Apple
EA Shoebutton ardisia
  Flowing Water Swamps 3 Semi-decidous/Evergreen Tropical/Subtropical Swamp Forest FS Swamp forest 329 Other shrubs and brush   Freshwater Marsh
6 Bay/Gum/Cypress Ecological Complex FSh Mixed hardwood swamp forest 413 Sand pine   Cypress Swamp
17 Swamp Forest Ecological Complex FSc Cypress strands 421 Xeric oak   Hardwood Swamp
18 Cypress Forest Compositional Group FSd Cypress domes/heads 610 Wetland Hardwood Forests   Bay Swamp
30 Gallberry/ Saw Palmetto/Titi Compositional Group FSx Cypress-mixed hardwoods 611 Bay Swamps   Shrub Swamp
FSa Mixed hardwoods, cypress and pine 613 Gum swamps   Bottomland Hardwood Forest
FSCpi Cypress-pines 614 Titi swamps   Shrub and Brush
FSb Bayhead 615 Stream and lake swamps (bottomland)
S Scrub 617 Mixed wetland hardwoods
SP Saw palmetto scrub 6171 Mixed wetland hardwoods - willows
SH Hardwood scrub 620 Wetland Coniferous Forests
SVC Cypress savanna 621 Cypress
SVCd Dwarf cypress 6219 Cypress - with wet prairies
SVCpi Cypress with pine 622 Pond pine
SB Shrublands 630 Wetland forested mixed
  Pond Swamps 3 Semi-decidous/Evergreen Tropical/Subtropical Swamp Forest FS Swamp forest 610 Wetland Hardwood Forests   Cypress Swamp
6 Bay/Gum/Cypress Ecological Complex FSh Mixed hardwood swamp forest 611 Bay Swamps   Hardwood Swamp
17 Swamp Forest Ecological Complex FSc Cypress strands 613 Gum swamps   Bay Swamp
18 Cypress Forest Compositional Group FSd Cypress domes/heads 615 Stream and lake swamps (bottomland)   Shrub Swamp
28 Flooded Broad-leaved Evergreen / Mixed Evergreen Shrubland Ecological Complex FSx Cypress-mixed hardwoods 617 Mixed wetland hardwoods   Bottomland Hardwood Forest
53 Dwarf Cypress Prairie FSa Mixed hardwoods, cypress and pine 6171 Mixed wetland hardwoods - willows
FSCpi Cypress-pines 6172 Mixed wetland hardwoods - mixed shrubs
FSb Bayhead 620 Wetland Coniferous Forests
SS Bay-hardwood scrub 621 Cypress
SBf Pop ash 622 Pond pine
SB1 Primrose 630 Wetland forested mixed
SBy Cocoplum
SBa Pond Apple
EA Shoebutton ardisia
  Seepage Swamps 3 Semi-decidous/Evergreen Tropical/Subtropical Swamp Forest FS Swamp forest 610 Wetland Hardwood Forests   Hardwood Swamp
7 Loblolly Bay Forest FSh Mixed hardwood swamp forest 611 Bay Swamps   Bay Swamp
17 Swamp Forest Ecological Complex FSx Cypress-mixed hardwoods 615 Stream and lake swamps (bottomland)   Bottomland Hardwood Forest
FSa Mixed hardwoods, cypress and pine 617 Mixed wetland hardwoods
FSb Bayhead 6171 Mixed wetland hardwoods - willows
630 Wetland forested mixed
  Mangroves 9 Mixed Mangrove Forest Formation FM Mangrove forest 612 Mangrove swamps   Mangrove Swamp
10 Black Mangrove Forest FMa Black mangrove forest
11 Red Mangrove Forest FM1 White mangrove forest
20 Buttonwood Woodland FM1b White mangrove or buttonwood forest
21 Mixed Mangrove Woodland FMr Red mangrove forest
22 Black Mangrove Woodland FMx Mixed mangrove forest
23 Red Mangrove Woodland FB Buttonwood forest
32 Dwarf Mangrove Ecological Complex SM Mangrove scrub
SMr Red mangrove scrub
Sma Black mangrove scrub
SM1 White mangrove scrub
SM1b White mangrove or buttonwood scrub
SMx Mixed mangrove scrub
EO Lather leaf
  Coastal Salt Marsh 38 Saltwort/ Glasswort Ecological Complex P Prairies and marshes 640 Vegetated Non-forested wetlands   Coastal Saltmarsh
47 Salt Marsh Ecological Complex PGj Black rush 642 Saltwater marshes
49 Black needle Rush Marsh PGs Cordgrass
50 Saltmarsh Cordgrass Marsh PH Halophytic herbaceous prairie
51 Saltmeadow Cordgrass/ Salt Grass Salt Marsh PHg Halophytic graminoid prairie
PHs Halophytic succulent prairie
  Seagrasses 0 Background     540 Bays and Estuaries    
541 Embayments opening
542 Embayments not opening
654 Oyster bars
  Nearshore and Midshelf Reefs 0 Background     540 Bays and Estuaries    
541 Embayments opening
542 Embayments not opening
654 Oyster bars