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CEGL004332 Sagittaria kurziana - Potamogeton illinoensis - Vallisneria americana Aquatic Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Spring Tape - Illinois Pondweed - American Eel-grass Aquatic Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Florida Spring-run Aquatic Vegetation
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occupies large, clear-water, spring-fed streams in the Florida Panhandle, forming vast beds in freshwater "spring runs," sometimes extending downstream into brackish water. These dense beds are dominated by a combination of Sagittaria kurziana, Potamogeton illinoensis, and/or Vallisneria americana. Other characteristic species include Cabomba caroliniana, Ceratophyllum demersum, Zizania aquatica (submersed forms), Egeria densa (exotic), and Hydrilla verticillata (exotic). This vegetation could extend from the East Gulf Coastal Plain into the adjacent Florida peninsula.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The large and distinctive plants of Vallisneria have sometimes been considered a distinct species, Vallisneria neotropicalis (this now regarded as a synonym of Vallisneria americana).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The dense aquatic beds that comprise stands of this association are dominated by a combination of Sagittaria kurziana, Potamogeton illinoensis, and/or Vallisneria americana. Other characteristic species include Cabomba caroliniana, Ceratophyllum demersum, Zizania aquatica (submersed forms), Egeria densa (exotic), and Hydrilla verticillata (exotic). The large plants of Vallisneria have sometimes been considered a distinct species, Vallisneria neotropicalis.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occupies large, clear water, spring-fed streams in the Florida Panhandle, forming vast beds in freshwater ''spring runs,'' sometimes extending downstream into brackish water. This vegetation could extend from the East Gulf Coastal Plain into the adjacent Florida peninsula.
Geographic Range: This vegetation could extend from the East Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States into the adjacent Florida peninsula.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684110
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 5 Aquatic Vegetation Class | C05 | 5 |
| Subclass | 5.B Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Subclass | S13 | 5.B |
| Formation | 5.B.2 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Formation | F057 | 5.B.2 |
| Division | 5.B.2.Na North American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Division | D049 | 5.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 5.B.2.Na.1 Hornwort species - Pond-lily species - Pondweed species Eastern North American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Macrogroup | M108 | 5.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 5.B.2.Na.1.a American White Water-lily - Sago Pondweed - Pondweed species Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Group | G114 | 5.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A4068 American Eel-grass Aquatic Vegetation Alliance | A4068 | 5.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL004332 Spring Tape - Illinois Pondweed - American Eel-grass Aquatic Vegetation | CEGL004332 | 5.B.2.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
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.