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CEGL004460 Andropogon (capillipes, glaucopsis) - Rhynchospora fascicularis var. fascicularis - Rhexia mariana Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: (Chalky Bluestem, Purple Bluestem) - Fascicled Beaksedge - Maryland Meadowbeauty Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: Florida Chalky Bluestem Prairie
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs in seasonally flooded, short hydroperiod situations in depressional wetlands. At Paynes Prairie (a 6000-hectare basin in the Florida peninsula), this community has the shortest hydroperiod of the various graminoid-dominated communities. It is dominated by various mixtures of Andropogon capillipes, Andropogon glaucopsis, Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior, Andropogon virginicus, Rhynchospora fascicularis var. fascicularis, Rhynchospora microcarpa, Juncus marginatus, Sesbania vesicaria, and Rhexia mariana. Other characteristic species are Eupatorium capillifolium, Panicum hemitomon, Eupatorium mohrii, Ludwigia suffruticosa, Ludwigia microcarpa, Hibiscus grandiflorus, Rhynchospora caduca, Euthamia caroliniana, Fimbristylis sp., Hydrocotyle spp., Ptilimnium capillaceum, Boehmeria cylindrica, Paspalum notatum, and Paspalum urvillei.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples are known from Paynes Prairie State Preserve, Alachua County, Florida (south of Gainesville), and from the Ocala National Forest. This community is near the conceptual boundary of several hydrologic descriptors, and, in addition, the hydrologic expression may vary from year to year, confounding hydrologic placement.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association is dominated by various mixtures of Andropogon glaucopsis, Andropogon glomeratus var. hirsutior, Andropogon virginicus, Rhynchospora fascicularis var. fascicularis, Rhynchospora microcarpa, Juncus marginatus, Sesbania vesicaria, and Rhexia mariana. Other characteristic species are Eupatorium capillifolium, Panicum hemitomon, Eupatorium mohrii, Ludwigia suffruticosa, Ludwigia microcarpa, Hibiscus grandiflorus, Rhynchospora caduca, Euthamia caroliniana (= Euthamia tenuifolia), Fimbristylis sp., Hydrocotyle spp., Ptilimnium capillaceum, Boehmeria cylindrica, Paspalum notatum, and Paspalum urvillei. Scattered Pinus elliottii may be present. Related examples on the Ocala National Forest (Farles Prairie, Chain o'' Lakes) contain Andropogon capillipes, Andropogon glaucopsis, Rhexia mariana, Eupatorium capillifolium, Hypericum brachyphyllum, Hypericum fasciculatum, Hypericum myrtifolium, Xyris elliottii, Xyris sp., Panicum hemitomon, Panicum verrucosum, Amphicarpum muehlenbergianum, Coelorachis tuberculosa, Lachnanthes caroliana, Rhynchospora sp., and Lycopodiella appressa.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs in seasonally flooded, short hydroperiod situations in depressional wetlands. At Paynes Prairie (a 6000-hectare basin in the Florida peninsula), this community has the shortest hydroperiod of the various graminoid-dominated communities.
Geographic Range: This association is apparently restricted to the Florida peninsula, and possibly the panhandle.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685167
Confidence Level: Low
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.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 | A3402 Chalky Bluestem - Purple Bluestem - Panicgrass species Wet Prairie & Basin Marsh Alliance | A3402 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
| Association | CEGL004460 (Chalky Bluestem, Purple Bluestem) - Fascicled Beaksedge - Maryland Meadowbeauty Wet Meadow | CEGL004460 | 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: < North Florida Wet Flatwoods (Carr et al. 2010)
- Carr, S. C., K. M. Robertson, and R. K. Peet. 2010. A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75(2):153-189.
- FNAI [Florida Natural Areas Inventory]. 2010a. Guide to the natural communities of Florida: 2010 edition. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL. 228 pp. [https://fnai.org/naturalcommguide.cfm]
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.