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CEGL004471 Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis - Peltandra virginica - Sagittaria lancifolia Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Royal Fern - Green Arrow-arum - Bull-tongue Arrowhead Marsh
Colloquial Name: Florida Royal Fern Seep
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occupies peaty depressions or poorly developed flowages in Florida. Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis is the strong dominant, hummocks forming 2-7 dm tall. Other characteristic species include Peltandra virginica, Sagittaria lancifolia, Woodwardia virginica, Saururus cernuus, and Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense. Scattered shrubs occur, rooting primarily on Osmunda hummocks; these include Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Itea virginica, Morella cerifera, and the woody vine Smilax laurifolia.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples occur at Paynes Prairie State Preserve, Alachua County, Florida.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis is the strong dominant in stands of this type, forming hummocks 2-7 dm tall. Other characteristic species include Peltandra virginica, Sagittaria lancifolia, Woodwardia virginica, Saururus cernuus, and Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense. Scattered shrubs occur, rooting primarily on Osmunda hummocks; these include Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Itea virginica, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera var. cerifera), and the woody vine Smilax laurifolia.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occupies peaty depressions or poorly developed flowages in the southeastern Coastal Plain.
Geographic Range: This association is described from Florida. Its full range is not known, but it is assumed to be restricted to the southern Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States (East Gulf Coastal Plain and Florida Peninsula).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683685
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
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.a Pickerelweed - Maidencane River & Basin Freshwater Marsh & Wet Meadow Group | G188 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.a |
| Alliance | A3404 Giant Cutgrass - Annual Wild Rice - Pickerelweed Southeastern Floodplain Marsh Alliance | A3404 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.a |
| Association | CEGL004471 Royal Fern - Green Arrow-arum - Bull-tongue Arrowhead Marsh | CEGL004471 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No longer needed
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.