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CEGL001569 Glyceria borealis Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Small Floating Mannagrass Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: Northern Mannagrass Wet Meadow
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This herbaceous association is currently only described from central and eastern Oregon but it is widespread in the western U.S. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. It is found at the edges of ponds and lakes as well as in slackwater areas of low-gradient, slow-moving streams. Soils range from organic rich silts to peats to oozes. Water depth was measured on only one site sampled and was 40 cm. Glyceria borealis dominates the tallest herbaceous layer in this community. Plants are generally 60-120 cm (2-4 feet) tall. Additional species can include Carex utriculata, Eleocharis palustris, Alopecurus aequalis, Utricularia macrorhiza, and Potamogeton gramineus.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is defined as a PNV vegetation type.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This wet meadow association is widespread in the western U.S.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO, ID, MT, NM, OR, WA, WY?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683356
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
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.Nb Western North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D031 | 2.C.4.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nb.5 Sitka Alder - Booth''s Willow / Northwest Territory Sedge Montane Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M893 | 2.C.4.Nb.5 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b Sedge species - Reedgrass species Montane Wet Meadow & Marsh Group | G521 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Alliance | A3808 American Mannagrass - Fowl Mannagrass - Small Floating Mannagrass Wet Meadow Alliance | A3808 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
| Association | CEGL001569 Small Floating Mannagrass Wet Meadow | CEGL001569 | 2.C.4.Nb.5.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Glyceria borealis Association (Kovalchik 1993) [(p.179)]
= Glyceria borealis Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
= Glyceria borealis Habitat Type (Hansen et al. 1995)
? Northern Mannagrass-Beautiful Spikerush CT (Muldavin et al. 2000a)
= Glyceria borealis Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
= Glyceria borealis Habitat Type (Hansen et al. 1995)
? Northern Mannagrass-Beautiful Spikerush CT (Muldavin et al. 2000a)
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