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CEGL001586 Schoenoplectus americanus - Eleocharis spp. Marsh

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available

Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Chairmaker''s Bulrush - Spikerush species Marsh

Colloquial Name: Bulrush - Spikerush Marsh

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This association incorporates vegetation of permanent springs, ranging from Texas and New Mexico north to Colorado. Species may include Schoenoplectus americanus, Eleocharis macrostachya, Fuirena simplex, Paspalum distichum, Potamogeton illinoensis, and, in outer zones, Andropogon gerardii.

Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available

Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available

Classification Comments: Description is based on Manzanita Spring, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas, but stands also occur in the southern Great Plains.

Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available

Floristics: Species present in stands of this association may include Schoenoplectus americanus (= Scirpus americanus), Eleocharis macrostachya, Fuirena simplex, Paspalum distichum, Potamogeton illinoensis, and, in outer zones, Andropogon gerardii.

Dynamics:  No Data Available
Environmental Description:  No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association ranges from Texas and New Mexico north to Colorado.

Nations: US

States/Provinces:  CO, NM, OK, TX


Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR

Greasons: No Data Available
Type Name Database Code Classification Code
Class 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class C02 2
Subclass 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass S44 2.C
Formation 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation F013 2.C.4
Division 2.C.4.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division D323 2.C.4.Nd
Macrogroup 2.C.4.Nd.5 Prairie Cordgrass - Cattail species - Bulrush species Great Plains Marsh, Wet Meadow, Shrubland & Playa Macrogroup M071 2.C.4.Nd.5
Group 2.C.4.Nd.5.a Cattail species - Chairmaker''s Bulrush - Common Rivergrass Great Plains Freshwater Marsh Group G325 2.C.4.Nd.5.a
Alliance A3485 Chairmaker''s Bulrush Marsh Alliance A3485 2.C.4.Nd.5.a
Association CEGL001586 Chairmaker''s Bulrush - Spikerush species Marsh CEGL001586 2.C.4.Nd.5.a
Concept Lineage: No Data Available

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
Concept Author(s): Great Plains Program

Author of Description: Great Plains Program

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 11-26-97
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