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CEGL004687 Rhynchospora oligantha - Sarracenia (alata, psittacina) - Carphephorus pseudoliatris Seepage Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Feather-bristle Beaksedge - (Yellow Trumpets, Parrot Pitcherplant) - Gulf Chaffhead Seepage Meadow
Colloquial Name: Western East Gulf Coastal Plain Seepage Bog
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This seepage bog association occurs west of the distribution of Aristida beyrichiana and other species characteristic of the more eastern portion of the East Gulf Coastal Plain. Characteristic species include Rhynchospora oligantha, Sarracenia alata, Sarracenia psittacina, Andropogon mohrii, Andropogon gyrans var. stenophyllus, Aristida palustris, Doellingeria sericocarpoides, Calopogon spp., Carphephorus pseudoliatris, Ctenium aromaticum, Eriocaulon decangulare, Eriocaulon texense, Helianthus heterophyllus, Lachnocaulon digynum, Lilium catesbaei, Macranthera flammea (rarely), Muhlenbergia expansa, Pinguicula lutea, Pinguicula planifolia, Platanthera integra, Rhynchospora chapmanii, Sabatia macrophylla, Scleria muehlenbergii, Stokesia laevis, and Triantha racemosa.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: In Hancock County, Mississippi, related vegetation on finer-textured soils is dominated by Schizachyrium scoparium and Schizachyrium spp., with Paspalum spp., Rhynchospora fascicularis, Rhynchospora spp., Ctenium aromaticum, and Muhlenbergia spp. (C. Norquist pers. comm.).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Characteristic species include Rhynchospora oligantha, Sarracenia alata, Sarracenia psittacina, Andropogon mohrii, Andropogon gyrans var. stenophyllus (= Andropogon perangustatus), Aristida palustris, Doellingeria sericocarpoides (= Aster umbellatus var. latifolius), Calopogon spp., Carphephorus pseudoliatris, Ctenium aromaticum, Eriocaulon decangulare, Eriocaulon texense, Helianthus heterophyllus, Lachnocaulon digynum, Lilium catesbaei, Macranthera flammea (rarely), Muhlenbergia expansa, Pinguicula lutea, Pinguicula planifolia, Platanthera integra, Rhynchospora chapmanii, Sabatia macrophylla, Scleria muehlenbergii (= Scleria reticularis var. pubescens), Stokesia laevis, and Triantha racemosa (= Tofieldia racemosa).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684751
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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.Ne Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D322 | 2.C.4.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Ne.2 Beaksedge species - Spikerush species - Panicgrass species Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Prairie & Marsh Macrogroup | M067 | 2.C.4.Ne.2 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Ne.2.e Beaksedge species - Pitcherplant species Seep Group | G187 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.e |
| Alliance | A1463 Feather-bristle Beaksedge - Pitcherplant species - Toothache Grass Seep Alliance | A1463 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.e |
| Association | CEGL004687 Feather-bristle Beaksedge - (Yellow Trumpets, Parrot Pitcherplant) - Gulf Chaffhead Seepage Meadow | CEGL004687 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Gulf Coast Pitcher Plant Bog (Folkerts 1982)
- Folkerts, G. W. 1982. The Gulf Coast pitcher plant bogs. American Scientist 70:260-267.
- LNHP [Louisiana Natural Heritage Program]. 2009. Natural communities of Louisiana. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Baton Rouge. 46 pp. [http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/page_wildlife/6776-Rare%20Natural%20Communities/LA_NAT_COM.pdf]
- 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.
- Norquist, H. C. Personal communication. USDI Fish & Wildlife Service, Endangered Species Field Office, Jackson, MS.
- Sorrie, Bruce. Personal communication. Botanist, Whispering Pines, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.