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CEGL006095 Spartina pectinata North Atlantic Coast Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Prairie Cordgrass North Atlantic Coast Marsh
Colloquial Name: North Atlantic Coast Prairie Cordgrass Pondshore
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This tall graminoid vegetation occurs primarily on the sandy shores of large ponds in the North Atlantic Coast and of Lake Champlain. The dominant species is Spartina pectinata, sometimes to the near exclusion of other species. Associates, when they do occur, may include Euthamia caroliniana, Lycopus spp., and Eleocharis spp. One occurrence on Lake Champlain is codominated by Ammophila breviligulata.
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 dominant species is Spartina pectinata, sometimes to the near exclusion of other species. Associates, when they do occur, may include Euthamia caroliniana (= Euthamia tenuifolia), Lycopus spp., and Eleocharis spp. One occurrence on Lake Champlain is codominated by Ammophila breviligulata.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MA?, NY?, VT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683540
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.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 | A1429 Spikerush species - Seven-angle Pipewort Coastal Plain Pondshore Marsh Alliance | A1429 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.h |
| Association | CEGL006095 Prairie Cordgrass North Atlantic Coast Marsh | CEGL006095 | 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: No Data Available
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Thompson, E. H., and E. R. Sorenson. 2005. Wetland, woodland, wildland: A guide to the natural communities of Vermont. The Nature Conservancy and the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife. University Press of New England, Hanover, NH. 456 pp.