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CEGL004019 Phragmites australis ssp. australis Temperate Upland Ruderal Marsh

Type Concept Sentence: This ruderal marsh vegetation occurs in disturbed upland situations, most notably on dredge spoil such as occurs along the Intracoastal Waterway of the eastern U.S., and covers many thousands of hectares. Examples are dominated by the exotic Phragmites australis ssp. australis, typically in pure monotypic stands.

Common (Translated Scientific) Name: European Common Reed Temperate Upland Ruderal Marsh

Colloquial Name: Temperate Upland Ruderal Common Reed Marsh

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: These communities occur in disturbed upland situations, most notably on dredge spoil such as occurs along the Intracoastal Waterway, and cover many thousands of hectares.

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: Examples are dominated by the exotic Phragmites australis ssp. australis, typically in pure monotypic stands.

Dynamics:  No Data Available
Environmental Description:  This ruderal marsh vegetation occurs in disturbed upland situations, most notably on dredge spoil such as occurs along the Intracoastal Waterway.
Geographic Range: This vegetation may occur anywhere in the southeastern coastal plains from North Carolina to Texas.

Nations: US

States/Provinces:  AL, FL, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX


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.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.90 Common Rush - Purple Loosestrife - Reed Canarygrass Eastern North American Ruderal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup M303 2.C.4.Nd.90
Group 2.C.4.Nd.90.a Bushy Bluestem - Common Rush Ruderal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Group G557 2.C.4.Nd.90.a
Alliance A3413 Small Carpgrass - Woodrush Flatsedge - Elephant Grass Ruderal Marsh Alliance A3413 2.C.4.Nd.90.a
Association CEGL004019 European Common Reed Temperate Upland Ruderal Marsh CEGL004019 2.C.4.Nd.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
Concept Author(s): A.S. Weakley

Author of Description: A.S. Weakley and M. Pyne

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 08-14-17
  • Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.