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CEGL005089 Decodon verticillatus Shrub Swamp

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available

Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Swamp-loosestrife Shrub Swamp

Colloquial Name: Swamp-loosestrife Shrub Swamp

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This shrub border occurs as a fringe along aquatic edges of lakes and streams in the northeastern states. Decodon verticillatus forms a dense, often monotypic, tangle. Cephalanthus occidentalis can occur, but with less abundance than Decodon verticillatus. Herbaceous species vary widely, but may include Nuphar variegata, Nymphaea odorata, Peltandra virginica, Pontederia cordata, Utricularia spp., and Potamogeton spp. Where Decodon-dominated vegetation occurs adjacent to bog mats, it is considered a part of ~Chamaedaphne calyculata - (Gaylussacia dumosa) - Decodon verticillatus / Woodwardia virginica Acidic Peatland (CEGL006008)$$.

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: Decodon verticillatus forms a dense, often monotypic, tangle. Cephalanthus occidentalis can occur, but with less abundance than Decodon verticillatus. Herbaceous species vary widely, but may include Nuphar variegata (= Nuphar lutea ssp. variegata), Nymphaea odorata, Peltandra virginica, Pontederia cordata, Utricularia spp., and Potamogeton spp.

Dynamics:  No Data Available
Environmental Description:  Vegetation forms as a fringe along aquatic edges of lakes and streams.
Geographic Range: This shrub border occurs as a fringe along aquatic edges of lakes and streams in the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.

Nations: CA,US

States/Provinces:  CT, DE, MA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, ON, PA, QC?, WV?


Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

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.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division D323 2.C.4.Nd
Macrogroup 2.C.4.Nd.2 Broadleaf Cattail - White Snakeroot - Rush species Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup M069 2.C.4.Nd.2
Group 2.C.4.Nd.2.d Appalachian-Northeast Wet Meadow & Shrub Swamp Group G903 2.C.4.Nd.2.d
Alliance A3670 Common Buttonbush - Swamp-loosestrife Shrub Swamp Alliance A3670 2.C.4.Nd.2.d
Association CEGL005089 Swamp-loosestrife Shrub Swamp CEGL005089 2.C.4.Nd.2.d
Concept Lineage: No Data Available

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Decodon verticillatus semipermanently flooded shrublands (Metzler and Barrett 2006)
Concept Author(s): Western Allegheny Plateau Planning Team

Author of Description: S.L. Neid

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 05-09-07
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