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CEGL004928 Panicum virgatum - Andropogon glomeratus - Cladium mariscus Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Switchgrass - Bushy Bluestem - Swamp Sawgrass Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: Edwards Plateau Streamscour Grassland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs on periodically scoured flat-bedded limestone shores of perennial streams in the Edwards Plateau and Stockton Plateau. It varies in density from very open to dense. Woody shrubs and trees may occur as scattered individuals and may include Platanus occidentalis, Salix nigra, Juglans microcarpa, Chilopsis linearis, Baccharis neglecta, and Baccharis salicifolia. The dominant stratum is the herbaceous stratum. Herbs are rooted in cracks and in soil mats, and characteristic species are Panicum virgatum, Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus, Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Fuirena simplex, and Rhynchospora colorata. Other species may include Eleocharis montevidensis, Eleocharis geniculata, Solidago altissima, Eupatorium serotinum, Schizachyrium scoparium, Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica (exotic), Arundo donax, Polanisia dodecandra, Ratibida columnifera, Senna lindheimeriana, and Indigofera lindheimeriana.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The characteristic species of the dominant herbaceous stratum are Panicum virgatum, Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus, Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Fuirena simplex, and Rhynchospora colorata (= Dichromena colorata). Other species may include Eleocharis montevidensis, Eleocharis geniculata (= Eleocharis caribaea), Solidago altissima, Eupatorium serotinum, Schizachyrium scoparium, Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica (exotic), Arundo donax (exotic), Polanisia dodecandra, Ratibida columnifera, Senna lindheimeriana, and Indigofera lindheimeriana. Woody shrubs and trees may occur as scattered individuals, and may include Platanus occidentalis, Salix nigra, Juglans microcarpa, Chilopsis linearis, Baccharis neglecta, and Baccharis salicifolia.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs on periodically scoured flat-bedded limestone shores of perennial streams in the Edwards Plateau and Stockton Plateau. Herbs are rooted in cracks and in soil mats.
Geographic Range: This association occurs on the Edwards Plateau and Stockton Plateau of central Texas.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: MXCOA?, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683386
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.d Sandbar Willow / Sand Dropseed - Field Sagewort Riverscour Group | G568 | 2.C.4.Nd.5.d |
| Alliance | A4115 Switchgrass - Bushy Bluestem Riverscour Wet Meadow Alliance | A4115 | 2.C.4.Nd.5.d |
| Association | CEGL004928 Switchgrass - Bushy Bluestem - Swamp Sawgrass Wet Meadow | CEGL004928 | 2.C.4.Nd.5.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.