Print Report
CEGL003858 Alternanthera philoxeroides Ruderal Aquatic Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Alligator-weed Ruderal Aquatic Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Alligator-weed Aquatic Vegetation
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This vegetation occurs in the upper reaches of artificial impoundments, as well as in slow-moving water of streams in the Coastal Plain, and is dominated by monospecific stands of Alternanthera philoxeroides, an exotic species.
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: This vegetation consists of monospecific stands of Alternanthera philoxeroides, an exotic emergent aquatic herbaceous forb.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This vegetation occurs in shallow water on the flat to gently sloping margins of the upper reaches of artificial impoundments, as well as in slow-moving water of streams in the Coastal Plain.
Geographic Range: This exotic vegetation is currently known from the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains from North Carolina south to Florida and west to at least Mississippi. It may extend further west into Texas and north to Kentucky. It could at least potentially occur throughout the southeastern United States, particularly in artificial impoundments or slow-moving streams.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, GA, KY?, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684175
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Common Water-hyacinth - Brazilian Waterweed - Alligator-weed Ruderal Aquatic Vegetation Macrogroup | M401 | 5.B.2.Na.90 |
| Group | 5.B.2.Na.90.a Common Water-hyacinth - Alligator-weed - Water Chestnut Ruderal Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Group | G595 | 5.B.2.Na.90.a |
| Alliance | A4219 Common Water-hyacinth - Alligator-weed Ruderal Aquatic Vegetation Alliance | A4219 | 5.B.2.Na.90.a |
| Association | CEGL003858 Alligator-weed Ruderal Aquatic Vegetation | CEGL003858 | 5.B.2.Na.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- MSNHP [Mississippi Natural Heritage Program]. 2006. Ecological communities of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 9 pp.
- Nordman, C., M. Russo, and L. Smart. 2011. Vegetation types of the Natchez Trace Parkway, based on the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. NatureServe Central Databases (International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications). Arlington, VA. Data current as of 11 April 2011. 548 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.