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CEGL003735 Nyssa biflora - Taxodium ascendens / Ludwigia pilosa - Bacopa caroliniana Swamp Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Swamp Tupelo - Pond-cypress / Hairy Primrose-willow - Blue Water-hyssop Swamp Woodland
Colloquial Name: East Gulf Coastal Plain Flatwoods Pond Woodland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This flatwoods pond community is known from the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana and possibly Mississippi. The canopy is scattered, with Taxodium ascendens in the wettest areas, and Nyssa biflora in slightly less deeply flooded areas. The herbaceous species occur as a ''flotant,'' with species on a fibrous root mat dominated by Ludwigia pilosa and Bacopa caroliniana. Other typical species include Saururus cernuus, Xyris smalliana, Xyris fimbriata, Lachnanthes caroliana, Triadenum walteri, Pluchea rosea, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Woodwardia areolata, Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior, Andropogon glaucopsis, Cyrilla racemiflora, and Ptilimnium sp. Hydrology may be altered by impoundment, but this appears to be a community of natural occurrence.
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: The canopy is scattered, with Taxodium ascendens in the wettest areas, and Nyssa biflora in slightly less deeply flooded areas. The herbaceous species occur as a "flotant," with species on a fibrous root mat dominated by Ludwigia pilosa and Bacopa caroliniana. Other typical species include Saururus cernuus, Xyris smalliana, Xyris fimbriata, Lachnanthes caroliana, Triadenum walteri, Pluchea rosea, Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis, Woodwardia areolata, Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior, Andropogon glaucopsis, Cyrilla racemiflora, and Ptilimnium sp.
Dynamics: Though this community occurs in natural drainages, its hydrology is not fully understood because the hydrology of the one known occurrence has been altered, and the water table may be artificially elevated.
Environmental Description: This forest is associated with flatwoods ponds in the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana and possibly Mississippi.
Geographic Range: This flatwoods pond community is known from the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana and possibly Mississippi.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA, MS?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684814
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Nb Southeastern North American Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D062 | 1.B.3.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nb.1 Pond-cypress - Slash Pine Swamp Macrogroup | M161 | 1.B.3.Nb.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a Pond-cypress / Holly species Basin Swamp Group | G036 | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a |
| Alliance | A3340 Pond-cypress / Swamp Titi Swamp Forest Alliance | A3340 | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a |
| Association | CEGL003735 Swamp Tupelo - Pond-cypress / Hairy Primrose-willow - Blue Water-hyssop Swamp Woodland | CEGL003735 | 1.B.3.Nb.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- 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]
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.