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CEGL006035 Lysimachia terrestris - Dulichium arundinaceum - Rhexia virginica Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Earth Loosestrife - Threeway Sedge - Virginia Meadowbeauty Marsh
Colloquial Name: Northern Coastal Plain Pondshore Margin
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This Atlantic Coastal Plain pondshore community occurs in central New England and Ontario. Seasonally flooded basins supporting this community usually have a permanent central water body without emergent vegetation. The shoreline is gently sloping, generally less than 10% where measured. A thin to moderately deep layer of muck overlies sand, and total vegetation cover is generally over 75%. This vegetation generally occurs on the higher margins of ponds, indicating a relatively short hydroperiod. Characteristic species include Calamagrostis canadensis, Lycopus uniflorus, Lysimachia terrestris, Dulichium arundinaceum, and Juncus canadensis. Other associates occurring at low frequency include Glyceria acutiflora, Glyceria canadensis, Triadenum virginicum, Viola lanceolata, Gratiola aurea, Euthamia caroliniana, Schoenoplectus pungens, Cladium mariscoides, and Galium palustre.
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: Characteristic species include Calamagrostis canadensis, Lycopus uniflorus, Lysimachia terrestris, Dulichium arundinaceum, and Juncus canadensis. Other associates occurring at low frequency include Glyceria acutiflora, Glyceria canadensis, Triadenum virginicum, Viola lanceolata, Gratiola aurea, Euthamia caroliniana (= Euthamia tenuifolia), Schoenoplectus pungens (= Scirpus pungens), Cladium mariscoides, and Galium palustre.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This Coastal Plain pondshore community occurs in central New England and in Ontario. Seasonally flooded basins supporting this community usually have a permanent central water body without emergent vegetation. The shoreline is gently sloping, generally less than 10% where measured. A thin to moderately deep layer of muck overlies sand, and total vegetation cover is generally over 75%.
Geographic Range: This Coastal Plain pondshore community occurs in central New England and Ontario.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: CT, MA, ME, NH, ON, QC?, VT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683419
Confidence Level: Moderate
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.Ne Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D322 | 2.C.4.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Ne.2 Beaksedge species - Spikerush species - Panicgrass species Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Prairie & Marsh Macrogroup | M067 | 2.C.4.Ne.2 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Ne.2.h beaksedge spp. - spikerush spp. - meadowbeauty spp. Pondshore Group | G916 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.h |
| Alliance | A1384 Beaksedge species - Redtop Panicgrass - Warty Panicgrass Pondshore Marsh Alliance | A1384 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.h |
| Association | CEGL006035 Earth Loosestrife - Threeway Sedge - Virginia Meadowbeauty Marsh | CEGL006035 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.h |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Calamagrostis canadensis - Lysimachia terrestris - Juncus canadensis Herbaceous Vegetation (Sneddon et al. 1999)
= Dulichium arundinaceum - Lysimachia terrestris community (Metzler and Barrett 2006)
= Lysimachia terrestris - Dulichium arundinaceum Community (Sneddon 1994)
? New England coastal plain pondshore (Rawinski 1984a)
>< Robust graminoid/medium shrub/Sphagnum marsh (Sperduto 2000c)
? Upper shoreline (Keddy and Reznicek 1982)
= Dulichium arundinaceum - Lysimachia terrestris community (Metzler and Barrett 2006)
= Lysimachia terrestris - Dulichium arundinaceum Community (Sneddon 1994)
? New England coastal plain pondshore (Rawinski 1984a)
>< Robust graminoid/medium shrub/Sphagnum marsh (Sperduto 2000c)
? Upper shoreline (Keddy and Reznicek 1982)
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