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CEGL001573 Panicum obtusum - Bouteloua dactyloides Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Vine-mesquite - Buffalograss Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: Vine-mesquite - Buffalograss Mixedgrass Prairie
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Stands are dominated by Panicum obtusum and Bouteloua dactyloides. This association occurs from Colorado and Oklahoma south to possibly northern Mexico. Associates in Oklahoma include Bouteloua gracilis, Iva axillaris, Pascopyrum smithii, Ratibida tagetes, and Schedonnardus paniculatus. The Oklahoma habitat is described as mesic soils in pastures, prairies, riparian areas, and playa lakes.
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: Stands are dominated by Panicum obtusum and Bouteloua dactyloides (= Buchloe dactyloides). Associates in Oklahoma include Bouteloua gracilis, Iva axillaris, Pascopyrum smithii, Ratibida tagetes, and Schedonnardus paniculatus.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: The Oklahoma habitat is described as mesic soils in pastures, prairies, riparian areas, and playa lakes.
Geographic Range: This association occurs from Colorado and Oklahoma south to possibly northern Mexico.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: CO, NM, OK, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNRQ
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.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D323 | 2.C.4.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nd.5 Prairie Cordgrass - Cattail species - Bulrush species Great Plains Marsh, Wet Meadow, Shrubland & Playa Macrogroup | M071 | 2.C.4.Nd.5 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.5.e Western Wheatgrass - Vine-mesquite - Buffalograss Playa & Rainwater Basin Wetland Group | G136 | 2.C.4.Nd.5.e |
| Alliance | A1238 Vine-mesquite Wet Meadow Alliance | A1238 | 2.C.4.Nd.5.e |
| Association | CEGL001573 Vine-mesquite - Buffalograss Wet Meadow | CEGL001573 | 2.C.4.Nd.5.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
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