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CEGL003977 Muhlenbergia filipes - Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus - Saccharum giganteum Ruderal Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Gulf Hairawn Muhly - Bushy Bluestem - Sugarcane Plumegrass Ruderal Marsh
Colloquial Name: Degraded Everglades Prairie
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Stands of this vegetation type result from hydrological alteration of wet muhly prairies in the south Florida Everglades. Regional and local drainage of sites with this association results in succession to a substantially different community, which now covers extensive areas. Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus and Saccharum giganteum are important species, along with persistent Muhlenbergia filipes. Scattered woody species are also present, including both native (Morella cerifera, Metopium toxiferum, Ilex cassine, Persea palustris, and Baccharis halimifolia) and alien (Melaleuca quinquenervia, Schinus terebinthifolius, and Casuarina equisetifolia) species.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Nomenclatural notes on Muhlenbergia (C. Nordman/M. Pyne 10-07): NatureServe Ecology varies from Kartesz (1999) on the nomenclature of three related southeastern Muhlenbergia taxa. The names in Kartesz (1999) for these plants are Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin. var. capillaris; Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin. var. filipes (M.A. Curtis) Chapman ex Beal; and Muhlenbergia capillaris (Lam.) Trin. var. trichopodes (Ell.) Vasey. We have chosen to treat all three of these at the specific level, as (respectively) Muhlenbergia capillaris Lam.; Muhlenbergia filipes M.A. Curtis; and Muhlenbergia expansa (Poir.) Trin. A more recent innovation, which we will adopt at some point, is the recent recognition that Muhlenbergia sericea (Michx.) P.M. Peterson is the correct name (based on nomenclatural priority) for the plant formerly known as Muhlenbergia filipes M.A. Curtis (= Muhlenbergia capillaris var. filipes) (Gustafson and Peterson 2007).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus and Saccharum giganteum are important species, along with persistent Muhlenbergia filipes. Scattered woody species are also present, including both native (Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Metopium toxiferum, Ilex cassine, Persea palustris, and Baccharis halimifolia) and alien (Melaleuca quinquenervia, Schinus terebinthifolius, and Casuarina equisetifolia) species.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands of this vegetation type result from hydrological alteration of wet muhly prairies in the south Florida Everglades. Regional and local drainage of sites with this association results in succession to a substantially different community, which now covers extensive areas.
Geographic Range: This association is found in the south Florida Everglades.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Common Rush - Purple Loosestrife - Reed Canarygrass Eastern North American Ruderal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M303 | 2.C.4.Nd.90 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a Bushy Bluestem - Common Rush Ruderal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Group | G557 | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a |
| Alliance | A3412 Common Rush - Bushy Bluestem - Giant Plumegrass Ruderal Marsh Alliance | A3412 | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a |
| Association | CEGL003977 Gulf Hairawn Muhly - Bushy Bluestem - Sugarcane Plumegrass Ruderal Marsh | CEGL003977 | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Muhly-beard grass prairie on marl (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979)
- Gustafson, D. J., and P. M. Peterson. 2007. Re-examination of Muhlenbergia capillaris, M. expansa and M. sericea (Poaceae: Muhlenbergiinae). Journal Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1(1):85-89.
- Hilsenbeck, C. E., R. H. Hofstetter, and T. R. Alexander. 1979. Preliminary synopsis of major plant communities in the East Everglades area: Vegetation map supplement. Unpublished document. Metropolitan Dade County Planning Department, Miami, FL.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.