Endemic Hemicryptophyte Grasslands of the High Mountains of the Caribbean

Research Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences | Vol 2, Issue 1

Table 2. Hypericoconstanzae-Danthonietum domingensis ass. nova(Deschampsio-Danthonietea domingensis; Danthonietalia domingensis; Hieraciodomingensis-Deschampsion domingensis). Localities: La Pirámide.Between Ocoa and Constanza. Dominican Republic. UTM: 19331098E/2069723N.Origin: E= Endemic, N = Native, Na = Naturalised. Biotype: H = Hemicryptophyte,Ar = Shrub.


Relevé no.	P1	P2	P3	P4	P5	P6	P7	P8	P9	P10	O	B	F

Area (m²)	300	300	300	300	300	300	300	300	300	300	R	I	A
Cover (%)	90	80	80	80	80	90	90	80	80	80	I	O	M
Altitude m a.s.l. 1=10	238	235	228	230	210	220	226	230	235	218	G	T	I
Average vegetation height in metres	0.45	0.45	0.50	0.50	0.40	0.55	0.50	0.55	0.60	0.55	I	Y	L
Slope	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	N	P	Y
Exposition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		E

Characteristic species of association and higher syntaxa
Danthonia domingensis	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	E	H	Poaceae
Hieracium domingensis	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	.	1	E	H	Asteraceae
Deschampsia domingensis	1	1	1	.	1	2	.	.	1	.	E	H	Poaceae
Rubus eggersii	1	1	1	.	2	1	.	.	1	.	E	Ar	Rosaceae
Hypericum diosmoides	+	1	1	.	1	.	.	.	.	.	N	H	Hypericaceae
Lyonia heptamera	+	+	.	.	.	.	.	+	.	+	E	Ar	Ericaceae
Baccharis myrsinites	+	1	1	.	.	1	.	.	.	.	N	Ar	Asteraceae
Satureja alpestris	+	+	.	.	+	+	.	.	.	.	E	Ar	Lamiaceae
Alchemilla domingensis	+	+	.	.	+	.	.	.	.	.	E	H	Rosacee
Rhynchospora domingensis	.	+	.	.	.	+	.	.	.	.	N	H	Cyperaceae
Hypericum constanzae	2	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	E	H	Hypericaceae
Hieracium gronovii	1	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	N	H	Asteraceae
Gautheria domingensis	1	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	E	Ar	Ericaceae
Malaxis unifolia	+	+	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	N	H	Orchidaceae
Companion species
Carex polystachya	2	1	.	+	1	.	.	+	1	+	Na	H	Cyperaceae
Lycopodium fawcetii	1	1	.	1	.	1	.	1	.	+	N	H	Lycopodiaceae
Lycopodium cernua	+	.	+	.	.	+	+	+	.	+	N	H	Lycopodiaceae
Symphyotricum dumosum	1	+	+	.	1	.	.	.	+	.	Na	H	Asteraceae
Panicum acuminatum	.	+	+	.	+	+	.	.	+	.	N	H	Poaceae
Lycopodium clavatum	2	1	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	Na	H	Lycopodiaceae
Centella asiatica	1	1	1	.	+	.	.	.	.	.	Na	H	Apiacee
Pinus occidentalis	+	.	.	+	.	+	+	.	.	+	E	Ar	Pinaceae
Sonchus oleraceus	.	+	+ .	.	.	.	+	+	+	+	Na	H	Asteraceae
Taraxacum officinale	.	+	+	.	+	+	+	.	.	.	Na	H	Asteraceae
Trifolium repens	.	+	+	.	+	.	.	.	.	.	Na	H	Fabaceae
Sisyrinchium angustifolium	.	+	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	N	H	Iridaceae
Juncus effusus	.	+	.	.	+	.	.	.	+	.	N	H	Juncaceae
Rumex cripus	.	+	+	.	+	+	+	.	+	.	Na	H	Polygonaceae
Verbascum thapsus	+	.	+	.	+	.	+	.	+	.	Na	H	Scrophulariaceae
Pteridium aquilinum	+	.	.	+	+	+	+	+	+	N	H	Hypolepidaceae
Verbena domingensis	.	.	.	.	.	.	+	.	.	.	N	H	Verbenaceae
Panicum acicularis	1	+	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	Na	H	Poaceae

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