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CEGL006191 Pontederia cordata - Peltandra virginica - Sagittaria latifolia Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pickerelweed - Green Arrow-arum - Broadleaf Arrowhead Marsh
Colloquial Name: Northeastern Leafy Forb Marsh
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This emergent marsh is dominated by broad-leaved, aerenchymatous plants along pondshores, lakeshores, impoundments, and quiet riverbanks in the northeastern United States and elsewhere. This marsh occurs in shallow to deep standing water usually on muck soils. Common species include Pontederia cordata, Sagittaria latifolia, Peltandra virginica, and Sparganium spp. Additional emergent species include Eleocharis palustris, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, Acorus calamus, Nuphar variegata, Nymphaea odorata, Sium suave, and submerged species including Ceratophyllum demersum and Utricularia macrorhiza.
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: Common species include Pontederia cordata, Sagittaria latifolia, Peltandra virginica, and Sparganium spp. Additional emergent species include Eleocharis palustris, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (= Scirpus validus), Acorus calamus, Nuphar variegata (= Nuphar lutea ssp. variegata), Nymphaea odorata, Sium suave, and submerged species including Ceratophyllum demersum and Utricularia macrorhiza (= Utricularia vulgaris).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs along pondshores, lakeshores, impoundments, and quiet riverbanks in shallow to deep standing water usually on muck soils.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in the northeastern United States.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, ON, PA, QC?, RI, VT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685246
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G5
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.a Bulrush species - Cattail species Freshwater Marsh Group | G125 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.a |
| Alliance | A3669 Green Arrow-arum - Pickerelweed - Arrowhead species Marsh Alliance | A3669 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.a |
| Association | CEGL006191 Pickerelweed - Green Arrow-arum - Broadleaf Arrowhead Marsh | CEGL006191 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pontederia cordata - Peltandra virginica semipermanently flooded forb vegetation (Metzler and Barrett 2006)
? Southern New England nutrient-poor streamside/lakeside marsh (Rawinski 1984a)
? Southern New England nutrient-rich streamside/lakeside marsh (Rawinski 1984a)
? Southern New England nutrient-poor streamside/lakeside marsh (Rawinski 1984a)
? Southern New England nutrient-rich streamside/lakeside marsh (Rawinski 1984a)
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