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CEGL004105 Dichanthelium wrightianum - Dichanthelium erectifolium Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Wright''s Rosette Grass - Erectleaf Panicgrass Marsh
Colloquial Name: Coastal Plain Limesink Pond (Rosette Grass Type)
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association includes the mid-margins of limesinks and other Coastal Plain ponds, which are flooded for a shorter period of time than low margins. Dichanthelium wrightianum and/or Dichanthelium erectifolium are dominant in stands. Rhynchospora filifolia may be present. Other characteristic species include Rhexia cubensis, Panicum rigidulum var. combsii, Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens, Panicum verrucosum, Lachnanthes caroliana, Bartonia verna, Lachnocaulon minus, and Centella erecta.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Coastal Plain pond communities need reassessment, with additional information from the Deep South and Delmarva-New Jersey-New England. Some occurrences may be a mosaic of Dichanthelium-dominated (CEGL004105) and Rhynchospora-dominated (CEGL004131) zones. In some other examples the zones may be more distinctive and spatially separated.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Dichanthelium wrightianum and Dichanthelium erectifolium are dominant in stands. Rhynchospora filifolia may be present. Other characteristic species include Rhexia cubensis, Panicum rigidulum var. combsii, Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens, Panicum verrucosum, Lachnanthes caroliana, Bartonia verna, Lachnocaulon minus, and Centella erecta. One stand assigned here from the Apalachicola National Forest apparently has dominance by Dichanthelium sabulorum var. thinium (= Dichanthelium portoricense) (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data). This needs further investigation.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association includes the mid-margins of limesinks and other Coastal Plain ponds, which are flooded for a shorter period of time than the lower margins. These mid-margins are seasonally flooded but with a shorter hydroperiod.
Geographic Range: This association is found in the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains of the United States from North Carolina south to Florida and west to Mississippi.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL?, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684948
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.g Beaksedge species - Spikerush species - Yellow-eyed-grass species Pondshore & Wet Prairie Group | G915 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
| Alliance | A3394 Threadleaf Beaksedge - Erectleaf Panicgrass - Wright''s Rosette Grass Southern Limesink Marsh Alliance | A3394 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
| Association | CEGL004105 Wright''s Rosette Grass - Erectleaf Panicgrass Marsh | CEGL004105 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Wet Depression Prairies (Carr et al. 2010)
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- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Nelson, J. B. 1986. The natural communities of South Carolina: Initial classification and description. South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Columbia, SC. 55 pp.
- Schafale, M. P. 2012. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina, 4th Approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh.
- Schafale, M. P., and A. S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the natural communities of North Carolina. Third approximation. North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh. 325 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.