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Table 1. Vegetation classification descriptors table - Exotic

Class ID Raster ID Name Level Description Location Reference
E 800000 Exotic 1 Non-native and often invasive vegetation.    
Ea 801000 Shoebutton 2 Ardisia elliptica Reported in Broward, Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties; found in hammocks, disturbed wetlands, tree islands, cypress understories, and mangrove areas.  
EaM 801100 Shoebutton Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of Shoebutton.    
EaD 801200 Shoebutton Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of Shoebutton.    
EaS 801300 Shoebutton Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of Shoebutton.    
EaT 802000 Treated Shoebutton 2 Treated Ardisia elliptica.    
EaMT 802100 Treated Shoebutton Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of treated Shoebutton.    
EaDT 802200 Treated Shoebutton Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of treated Shoebutton.    
EaST 802300 Treated Shoebutton Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of treated Shoebutton.    
Ec 803000 Australian Pine 2 River Sheoak (Casuarina cunninghamiana), Australian Pine (C. equisetifolia), and Suckering Australian Pine (C. gauca). Occurs throughout south Florida, from Orlando south, on sandy shores, pinelands, filled wetlands, road shoulders, cleared land, and undeveloped lots.  
EcM 803100 Australian Pine Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of Australian Pine.    
EcD 803200 Australian Pine Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of Australian Pine.    
EcS 803300 Australian Pine Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of Australian Pine.    
EcT 804000 Treated Australian Pine 2 Treated River Sheoak (Casuarina cunninghamiana), Australian Pine (C. equisetifolia), and Suckering Australian Pine (C. gauca).    
EcMT 804100 Treated Australian Pine Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of treated Australian Pine.    
EcDT 804200 Treated Australian Pine Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of treated Australian Pine.    
EcST 804300 Treated Australian Pine Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of treated Australian Pine.    
Eo 805000 Wild Taro 2 Colocasia esculenta Dense to scattered populations reported throughout Florida; found sporadically in highly disturbed areas along the canals and levees of the WCAs.  
EoM 805100 Wild Taro Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of Wild Taro.    
EoD 805200 Wild Taro Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of Wild Taro.    
EoS 805300 Wild Taro Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of Wild Taro.    
EoT 806000 Treated Wild Taro 2 Treated Colocasia esculenta.    
EoMT 806100 Treated Wild Taro Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of treated Wild Taro.    
EoDT 806200 Treated Wild Taro Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of treated Wild Taro.    
EoST 806300 Treated Wild Taro Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of treated Wild Taro.    
Eu 807000 Latherleaf 2 Colubrina asiatica Found in coastal areas of Florida from Key West north to Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County and in EVER, including Ten Thousand Islands northwest into Collier County; invades the coastal ridges just above the high tide line, in tropical hammocks, buttonwood and mangrove forests, tidal marshes, and disturbed coastal areas.  
EuM 807100 Latherleaf Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of Latherleaf.    
EuD 807200 Latherleaf Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of Latherleaf.    
EuS 807300 Latherleaf Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of Latherleaf.    
EuT 808000 Treated Latherleaf 2 Treated Colubrina asiatica.    
EuMT 808100 Treated Latherleaf Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of treated Latherleaf.    
EuDT 808200 Treated Latherleaf Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of treated Latherleaf.    
EuST 808300 Treated Latherleaf Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of treated Latherleaf.    
Ee 809000 Water Hyacinth 2 Eichhornia crassipes Found throughout Florida; often found choking out canals or other calm bodies of water.  
EeM 809100 Water Hyacinth Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of Water Hyacinth.    
EeD 809200 Water Hyacinth Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of Water Hyacinth.    
EeS 809300 Water Hyacinth Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of Water Hyacinth.    
EeT 810000 Treated Water Hyacinth 2 Treated Eichhornia crassipes.    
EeMT 810100 Treated Water Hyacinth Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of treated Water Hyacinth.    
EeDT 810200 Treated Water Hyacinth Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of treated Water Hyacinth.    
EeST 810300 Treated Water Hyacinth Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of treated Water Hyacinth.    
EG 811000 Giant Grasses 2 Napier Grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and Silkreed (Neyraudia reynaudiana). Silkreed is currently found in Collier, Monroe, Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Highland counties; Napier Grass is located in 29 Florida counties, most commonly in central and south Florida.  
EGM 811100 Giant Grasses Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of Giant Grasses.    
EGD 811200 Giant Grasses Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of Giant Grasses.    
EGS 811300 Giant Grasses Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of Giant Grasses.    
EGT 812000 Treated Giant Grasses 2 Treated Napier Grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and Silkreed (Neyraudia reynaudiana).    
EGMT 812100 Treated Giant Grasses Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of treated Giant Grasses.    
EGDT 812200 Treated Giant Grasses Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of treated Giant Grasses.    
EGST 812300 Treated Giant Grasses Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of treated Shoebutton.    
Ei 813000 Cogongrass 2 Imperata cylindrica Reported in dry to moist areas, such as pinelands, in all parts of Florida; found within EVER.  
EiM 813100 Cogongrass Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of Cogongrass.    
EiD 813200 Cogongrass Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of Cogongrass.    
EiS 813300 Cogongrass Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of Cogongrass.    
EiT 814000 Treated Cogongrass 2 Treated Imperata cylindrica.    
EiMT 814100 Treated Cogongrass Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of treated Cogongrass.    
EiDT 814200 Treated Cogongrass Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of treated Cogongrass.    
EiST 814300 Treated Cogongrass Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of treated Cogongrass.    
Eip 815000 Water Spinach 2 Ipomoea spp. aquatica Occasionally found in highly disturbed areas along canals and levees of WCA2.  
EipM 815100 Water Spinach Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of Water Spinach.    
EipD 815200 Water Spinach Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of Water Spinach.    
EipS 815300 Water Spinach Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of Water Spinach.    
EipT 816000 Treated Water Spinach 2 Treated Ipomoea spp. aquatica.    
EipMT 816100 Treated Water Spinach Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of treated Water Spinach.    
EipDT 816200 Treated Water Spinach Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of treated Water Spinach.    
EipST 816300 Treated Water Spinach Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of treated Water Spinach.    
El 817000 Lygodium 2 Japanese Climbing Fern (Lygodium japonicum) and Old-world Climbing Fern (L. microphyllum). Found in Broward, Collier, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Lee, Martin, Palm Beach, Polk, and Sarasota counties; found throughout tree islands of Loxahatchee NWR.  
ElM 817100 Lygodium Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of Lygodium.    
ElD 817200 Lygodium Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of Lygodium.    
ElS 817300 Lygodium Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of Lygodium.    
ElT 818000 Treated Lygodium 2 Treated Japanese Climbing Fern (Lygodium japonicum) and Old-world Climbing Fern (L. microphyllum).    
ElMT 818100 Treated Lygodium Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of treated Lygodium.    
ElDT 818200 Treated Lygodium Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of treated Lygodium.    
ElST 818300 Treated Lygodium Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of treated Lygodium.    
Em 819000 Melaleuca 2 Melaleuca quinquenervia Reported in 16 counties in central and southern Florida; common on lands adjacent to the WCAs and EVER; also found throughout Loxahatchee NWR.  
EmM 819100 Melaleuca Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of Melaleuca.    
EmD 819200 Melaleuca Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of Melaleuca.    
EmS 819300 Melaleuca Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of Melaleuca.    
EmT 820000 Treated Melaleuca 2 Treated Melaleuca quinquenervia.    
EmMT 820100 Treated Melaleuca Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of treated Melaleuca.    
EmDT 820200 Treated Melaleuca Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of treated Melaleuca.    
EmST 820300 Treated Melaleuca Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of treated Melaleuca.    
Ep 821000 Torpedo Grass 2 Panicum repens Occurs naturalized in 75% of Florida; generally found in areas of disturbed marsh along canals and ditches.  
EpM 821100 Torpedo Grass Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of Torpedo Grass.    
EpD 821200 Torpedo Grass Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of Torpedo Grass.    
EpS 821300 Torpedo Grass Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of Torpedo Grass.    
EpT 822000 Treated Torpedo Grass 2 Treated Panicum repens.    
EpMT 822100 Treated Torpedo Grass Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of treated Torpedo Grass.    
EpDT 822200 Treated Torpedo Grass Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of treated Torpedo Grass.    
EpST 822300 Treated Torpedo Grass Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of treated Torpedo Grass.    
Epi 823000 Water Lettuce 2 Pistia stratiotes Found throughout peninsular Florida; generally found along the margins of canals or in other areas of mostly still, open water.  
EpiM 823100 Water Lettuce Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of Water Lettuce.    
EpiD 823200 Water Lettuce Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of Water Lettuce.    
EpiS 823300 Water Lettuce Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of Water Lettuce.    
EpiT 824000 Treated Water Lettuce 2 Treated Pistia stratiotes.    
EpiMT 824100 Treated Water Lettuce Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of treated Water Lettuce.    
EpiDT 824200 Treated Water Lettuce Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of treated Water Lettuce.    
EpiST 824300 Treated Water Lettuce Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of treated Water Lettuce.    
Eh 825000 Sugar Cane 2 Saccharum officinarum Often found in recovering agricultural areas or in the margins of natural areas adjacent to agricultural fields.  
EhM 825100 Sugar Cane Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of Sugar Cane.    
EhD 825200 Sugar Cane Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of Sugar Cane.    
EhS 825300 Sugar Cane Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of Sugar Cane.    
EhT 826000 Treated Sugar Cane 2 Treated Saccharum officinarum.    
EhMT 826100 Treated Sugar Cane Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of treated Sugar Cane.    
EhDT 826200 Treated Sugar Cane Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of treated Sugar Cane.    
EhST 826300 Treated Sugar Cane Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of treated Sugar Cane.    
Es 827000 Brazilian Pepper 2 Schinus terebinthifolius Found in Florida as far north as Levy and St. Johns counties and as far west as Santa Rosa County; commonly located in disturbed areas, along canals and levees, road shoulders, and on disturbed tree islands.  
EsM 827100 Brazilian Pepper Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of Brazilian Pepper.    
EsD 827200 Brazilian Pepper Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of Brazilian Pepper.    
EsS 827300 Brazilian Pepper Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of Brazilian Pepper.    
EsT 828000 Treated Brazilian Pepper 2 Treated Schinus terebinthifolius.    
EsMT 828100 Treated Brazilian Pepper Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of treated Brazilian Pepper.    
EsDT 828200 Treated Brazilian Pepper Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of treated Brazilian Pepper.    
EsST 828300 Treated Brazilian Pepper Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of treated Brazilian Pepper.    
En 829000 Tropical Soda Apple 2 Solanum viarum Now a common weed in fields and groves, along roadsides, in pinelands, and hammock edges as far north as the panhandle of Florida.  
EnM 829100 Tropical Soda Apple Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of Tropical Soda Apple.    
EnD 829200 Tropical Soda Apple Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of Tropical Soda Apple.    
EnS 829300 Tropical Soda Apple Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of Tropical Soda Apple.    
EnT 830000 Treated Tropical Soda Apple 2 Treated Solanum viarum.    
EnMT 830100 Treated Tropical Soda Apple Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of treated Tropical Soda Apple.    
EnDT 830200 Treated Tropical Soda Apple Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of treated Tropical Soda Apple.    
EnST 830300 Treated Tropical Soda Apple Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of treated Tropical Soda Apple.    
Ey 831000 Java Plum 2 Syzygium cumini Found mostly in wet pinelands, hammocks, and well drained uplands of south Florida, including Palm Beach, Collier, and Lee counties.  
EyM 831100 Java Plum Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of Java Plum.    
EyD 831200 Java Plum Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of Java Plum.    
EyS 831300 Java Plum Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of Java Plum.    
EyT 832000 Treated Java Plum 2 Treated Syzygium cumini.    
EyMT 832100 Treated Java Plum Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of treated Java Plum.    
EyDT 832200 Treated Java Plum Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of treated Java Plum.    
EyST 832300 Treated Java Plum Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of treated Java Plum.    
Et 833000 Seaside Mahoe 2 Thespesia populynea Now a common constituent of low wave action beaches and mangroves of south Florida.  
EtM 833100 Seaside Mahoe Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of Seaside Mahoe.    
EtD 833200 Seaside Mahoe Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of Seaside Mahoe.    
EtS 833300 Seaside Mahoe Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of Seaside Mahoe.    
EtT 834000 Treated Seaside Mahoe 2 Treated Thespesia populynea.    
EtMT 834100 Treated Seaside Mahoe Monotypic 3 Greater than or equal to 90% areal coverage of treated Seaside Mahoe.    
EtDT 834200 Treated Seaside Mahoe Dominant 3 50% to 89% areal coverage of treated Seaside Mahoe.    
EtST 834300 Treated Seaside Mahoe Sparse 3 10% to 49% areal coverage of treated Seaside Mahoe.    

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