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CEGL004459 Schizachyrium scoparium - Solidago plumosa Riverscour Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Little Bluestem - Yadkin River Goldenrod Riverscour Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: Yadkin River Mafic Scour Prairie
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs on mafic "Carolina slates" along the banks of the Yadkin River in the Yadkin River gorge (Stanley and Montgomery counties, North Carolina). It was likely extremely restricted naturally, but now is limited to a short stretch of river less than a kilometer long, above the impoundment of one lake and immediately below the dam of another. This riverside scour prairie is dominated by Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus clandestinus, Solidago plumosa, Symphyotrichum dumosum, and many other herbaceous species. Typical woody species include Gelsemium sempervirens, Amorpha fruticosa, Amorpha schwerinii, and others. Exotic species, such as Albizia julibrissin, are encroaching.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This riverside scour prairie is dominated by Schizachyrium scoparium, Sporobolus clandestinus, Solidago plumosa, Symphyotrichum dumosum (= Aster dumosus), and many other herbaceous species. Typical woody species include Gelsemium sempervirens, Amorpha fruticosa, Amorpha schwerinii, and others. Exotic species, such as Albizia julibrissin, are encroaching.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community occurs on mafic "Carolina slates" along the banks of the Yadkin River in the Yadkin River gorge (Stanley and Montgomery counties, North Carolina).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685166
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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.4 Eastern North American Riverscour Vegetation Macrogroup | M881 | 2.C.4.Nd.4 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.4.a Central Interior-Appalachian Riverscour Barrens & Prairie Group | G753 | 2.C.4.Nd.4.a |
| Alliance | A3795 Little Bluestem Riverscour Prairie Alliance | A3795 | 2.C.4.Nd.4.a |
| Association | CEGL004459 Little Bluestem - Yadkin River Goldenrod Riverscour Wet Meadow | CEGL004459 | 2.C.4.Nd.4.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Peet, R. K., T. R. Wentworth, M. P. Schafale, and A.S. Weakley. No date. Unpublished data of the North Carolina Vegetation Survey. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- 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.