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CEGL004131 Rhynchospora filifolia - Juncus abortivus Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Threadleaf Beaksedge - Annual Rush Marsh
Colloquial Name: Coastal Plain Limesink Pond (Threadleaf Beaksedge Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occupies lower margins of limesinks and other ponds of the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains of the United States from North Carolina south to Florida and west to Alabama. Stands are dominated by Rhynchospora filifolia and Juncus abortivus. Other characteristic species include Rhynchospora pleiantha, Eleocharis tricostata, Centella erecta, Rhynchospora nitens, and Juncus repens.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Some occurrences may be a mosaic of Dichanthelium-dominated (CEGL004105) and Rhynchospora-dominated (CEGL004131) zones. In some other examples the zones may be more distinctive and spatially separated. At Fort Benning, Georgia, Dichanthelium-dominated pond vegetation seems to predominate over the Rhynchospora filifolia-dominated types, and the latter is not recognized as a distinct association.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are dominated by Rhynchospora filifolia and Juncus abortivus. Other characteristic species include Rhynchospora pleiantha, Eleocharis tricostata, Centella erecta, Rhynchospora nitens, and Juncus repens.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association includes the lower margins of Coastal Plain limesink ponds, which are flooded for a longer period of time than mid-margins. These lower margins are seasonally flooded but with a longer hydroperiod.
Geographic Range: This association is found in the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains of the United States from North Carolina south to Florida and west to Alabama.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA, NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683926
Confidence Level: Low
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.g Beaksedge species - Spikerush species - Yellow-eyed-grass species Pondshore & Wet Prairie Group | G915 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
| Alliance | A3394 Threadleaf Beaksedge - Erectleaf Panicgrass - Wright''s Rosette Grass Southern Limesink Marsh Alliance | A3394 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
| Association | CEGL004131 Threadleaf Beaksedge - Annual Rush Marsh | CEGL004131 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data on file. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn University.
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Nelson, J. B. 1986. The natural communities of South Carolina: Initial classification and description. South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Columbia, SC. 55 pp.
- Schafale, M. P., and A. S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina. Third approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 325 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.