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CEGL006243 Calamagrostis canadensis - Dichanthelium meridionale - (Mixed Shrub) Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bluejoint - Matting Rosette Grass - (Mixed Shrub) Marsh
Colloquial Name: Bluejoint Pondshore Margin
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This pondshore margin community of southern New England and New York generally occurs as a narrow band at the periphery of Coastal Plain pondshore basins, adjacent to the shrub zone or upland forest, if a shrub zone is absent. The substrate is sandy with a shallow organic layer or deeper muck. Characteristic species include Calamagrostis canadensis, Dichanthelium meridionale, Panicum virgatum, Euthamia caroliniana, Viola lanceolata, and Polygala cruciata. Sphagnum cuspidatum can be abundant. Shrubs from the adjacent border may be admixed at variable cover. Shrubs may include Spiraea alba, Clethra alnifolia, Vaccinium corymbosum, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Eubotrys racemosa, or Vaccinium macrocarpon.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: At one site, this association occupies the majority of a shallow basin in Massachusetts.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Characteristic species include Calamagrostis canadensis, Dichanthelium meridionale, Panicum virgatum, Euthamia caroliniana, Viola lanceolata, and Polygala cruciata. Sphagnum cuspidatum can be abundant. Shrubs from the adjacent border may be admixed at variable cover. Shrubs may include Spiraea alba, Clethra alnifolia, Vaccinium corymbosum, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Eubotrys racemosa (= Leucothoe racemosa), or Vaccinium macrocarpon.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This pondshore margin community of southern New England and New York generally occurs as a narrow band at the periphery of Coastal Plain pondshore basins, adjacent to the shrub zone or upland forest, if a shrub zone is absent. The substrate is sandy with a shallow organic layer or deeper muck.
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: CT, MA, ME, NH, NY?, ON, RI?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685006
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.h beaksedge spp. - spikerush spp. - meadowbeauty spp. Pondshore Group | G916 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.h |
| Alliance | A1384 Beaksedge species - Redtop Panicgrass - Warty Panicgrass Pondshore Marsh Alliance | A1384 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.h |
| Association | CEGL006243 Bluejoint - Matting Rosette Grass - (Mixed Shrub) Marsh | CEGL006243 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.h |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Calamagrostis canadensis - Viola lanceolata community (Metzler and Barrett 2006)
? New England coastal plain pondshore (Rawinski 1984a)
? New England coastal plain pondshore (Rawinski 1984a)
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