Print Report
CEGL004669 Eleocharis (bifida, compressa) - Nothoscordum bivalve Seep Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: (Glades Spikerush, Flat-stem Spikerush) - Crow-poison Seep Grassland
Colloquial Name: Kentucky Glade Seep
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This herbaceous community is a zonal component of limestone glade vegetation in Kentucky. Examples contain Eleocharis bifida, Eleocharis compressa, Nothoscordum bivalve, Isoetes butleri, and Hypoxis hirsuta, but lack Schoenolirion croceum. More detailed information is needed on the floristics of this association and how it compares with related vegetation of Alabama and Tennessee (i.e., ~Eleocharis (bifida, compressa) - Schoenolirion croceum - Carex crawei - Allium cernuum Seep Grassland (CEGL004169)$$).
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: Examples contain Eleocharis bifida, Eleocharis compressa, Nothoscordum bivalve, Isoetes butleri, and Hypoxis hirsuta, but lack Schoenolirion croceum. More detailed information is needed on the floristics of this association and how it compares with related vegetation of Alabama and Tennessee.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This herbaceous community occurs in Kentucky.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: KY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684565
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3Q
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nc Eastern North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D024 | 2.B.2.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nc.3 Little Bluestem - Dropseed species Central Interior Calcareous Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup | M508 | 2.B.2.Nc.3 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nc.3.b Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama - Diamond-flowers Central Glade & Barrens Group | G179 | 2.B.2.Nc.3.b |
| Alliance | A1458 Glades Spikerush - Flat-stem Spikerush - Crow-poison Alkaline Rocky Seep Alliance | A1458 | 2.B.2.Nc.3.b |
| Association | CEGL004669 (Glades Spikerush, Flat-stem Spikerush) - Crow-poison Seep Grassland | CEGL004669 | 2.B.2.Nc.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Campbell, Julian J. N. Personal communication. Kentucky Field Office, The Nature Conservancy.
- Smith, S. G. 2001. Taxonomic innovations in North America Eleocharis (Cyperaceae). Novon 11:241-257.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.