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CEGL006970 Anemone virginiana var. alba Riverscour Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Tall Thimbleweed Riverscour Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This New Jersey calcareous riverside outcrop community occurs along sections of river shoreline where winter ice scouring and limestone outcrops co-occur. Species composition is very diverse, but the most frequent species are Anemone virginiana var. alba, Andropogon gerardii, Arabis lyrata, Symphyotrichum lanceolatum, Campanula rotundifolia, Phalaris arundinacea, Potentilla arguta, and Physocarpus opulifolius. Other characteristic species include Galium boreale, Lythrum salicaria, Melilotus officinalis, Poa spp., Spartina pectinata, Zizia aptera. Areas of shoreline supporting this community vary between sloped, solid slabs of limestone to ''cobbled'' areas of smooth limestone and other rocks intermingled with substantial alluvial deposits. The degree of shoreline sloping varies from steep to gentle. The moisture regime is also quite variable among sites. Sites typically occur at north to northwest exposures, where they receive full late-day sun.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Community description based on report completed by Leslie Shank in 1999. All study sites were located in New Jersey along the Delaware River. This is a temporary placeholder community which encompasses a wide range of species assemblages.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Species composition is very diverse, but the most frequent species are Anemone virginiana var. alba (= Anemone riparia), Andropogon gerardii, Arabis lyrata, Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (= Aster lanceolatus), Campanula rotundifolia, Phalaris arundinacea, Potentilla arguta, and Physocarpus opulifolius. Other characteristic species include Galium boreale, Lythrum salicaria, Melilotus officinalis (= Melilotus albus), Poa spp., Spartina pectinata, Zizia aptera.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This calcareous riverside outcrop community occurs along sections of river shoreline where winter ice scouring and limestone outcrops co-occur. Areas of shoreline supporting this community vary between sloped, solid slabs of limestone to ''cobbled'' areas of smooth limestone and other rocks intermingled with substantial alluvial deposits. The degree of shoreline sloping varies from steep to gentle. The moisture regime is also quite variable among sites. Sites typically occur at north to northwest exposures, where they receive full late-day sun.
Geographic Range: This community is reported from New Jersey along the Delaware River.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NJ
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684523
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.4 Eastern North American Riverscour Vegetation Macrogroup | M881 | 2.C.4.Nd.4 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.4.d Gray Alder / <i>Spartina pectinata - Deschampsia cespitosa</i> Floodplain Vegetation | G925 | 2.C.4.Nd.4.d |
| Alliance | A3826 <i>Andropogon gerardii - Campanula rotundifolia - Anemone virginiana var. alba</i> Riverscour Alliance | A3826 | 2.C.4.Nd.4.d |
| Association | CEGL006970 Tall Thimbleweed Riverscour Sparse Vegetation | CEGL006970 | 2.C.4.Nd.4.d |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Shank, L. K., and J. Shreiner. 1999. Globally threatened calcareous riverside seep and calcareous riverside outcrop communities along the New Jersey shoreline of the Delaware River: Summary of rare plant census, community sampling, and recommended monitoring protocol. Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry, Office of Natural Lands Management, Trenton, NJ. 220 pp.