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CEGL008454 Pennisetum glaucum Ruderal Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pearl-millet Ruderal Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Areas dominated by Pennisetum glaucum (native of Eurasia) in the southeastern United States, where Pennisetum glaucum is planted or invades abandoned farmland and other disturbed areas. The species may be planted as a seed crop or for wildlife enhancement purposes. The relative persistence of this type is not known with certainty.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Formerly reported from Fort Benning, Georgia; vegetation of these areas was later determined to be Urochloa ramosa (browntop millet).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are dominated by Pennisetum glaucum (native of Eurasia), in the southeastern United States.
Dynamics: The relative persistence of this type is not known with certainty.
Environmental Description: This vegetation occurs on a wide variety of soils and sites, where Pennisetum glaucum is planted or invades abandoned farmland and other disturbed areas.
Geographic Range: This association is found in the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685351
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nh Southeastern North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D102 | 2.B.2.Nh |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nh.90 Broomsedge Bluestem - Blackberry species - Annual Ragweed Southeastern Ruderal Grassland & Shrubland Macrogroup | M307 | 2.B.2.Nh.90 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nh.90.a Broomsedge Bluestem - Annual Ragweed - Sawtooth Blackberry Ruderal Grassland & Shrubland Group | G583 | 2.B.2.Nh.90.a |
| Alliance | A3321 Broomsedge Bluestem - Annual Ragweed - Canadian Horseweed Eastern Ruderal Grassland Alliance | A3321 | 2.B.2.Nh.90.a |
| Association | CEGL008454 Pearl-millet Ruderal Grassland | CEGL008454 | 2.B.2.Nh.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.