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CEGL004140 Zizaniopsis miliacea Rocky Riverbed Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Giant Cutgrass Rocky Riverbed Vegetation
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs on the Middle Glover River in the Ouachita Mountains of eastern Oklahoma and may occur in related areas of the Interior Highlands of Arkansas. It is dominated by Zizaniopsis miliacea, but often with an admixture of Schoenoplectus pungens? and Justicia americana, and forms extensive beds along rocky river margins, in slow-moving stretches of rivers where not severely scoured.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Occurs on the Middle Glover River in the Ouachita Mountains of eastern Oklahoma. This association has become increasingly rare as rivers in the Ouachitas have been dammed, and some of the best examples destroyed. The relationship to similar vegetation of the Upper West Gulf Coastal Plain needs to be investigated.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association is dominated by Zizaniopsis miliacea, but often with an admixture of Schoenoplectus pungens (= Scirpus pungens)? and Justicia americana.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association forms extensive beds along rocky river margins of the Middle Glover River in the Ouachita Mountains of eastern Oklahoma, in slow-moving stretches of river where the banks are not severely scoured.
Geographic Range: This community is known from rivers in the western Ouachita Mountains and is believed to range into adjacent areas of Arkansas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, OK, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684770
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.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D323 | 2.C.4.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nd.3 Eastern North American Wet Shoreline Vegetation Macrogroup | M880 | 2.C.4.Nd.3 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.3.a Eastern North American Riverine Wetland Vegetation Group | G755 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.a |
| Alliance | A3852 Giant Cutgrass Rocky Riverbed Alliance | A3852 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.a |
| Association | CEGL004140 Giant Cutgrass Rocky Riverbed Vegetation | CEGL004140 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = P5A4bII3a. Zizaniopsis miliacea (Foti et al. 1994)
- Foti, T., M. Blaney, X. Li, and K. G. Smith. 1994. A classification system for the natural vegetation of Arkansas. Proceedings of the Arkansas Academy of Science 48:50-53.
- SCWMRD [South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department]. 2018. Unpublished data. South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Columbia.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.