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CEGL006554 Lysimachia ciliata - Apocynum cannabinum Sparse Riverbed Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Fringed Loosestrife - Indian-hemp Sparse Riverbed Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Loosestrife - Indian-hemp Scoured Rivershore
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Island heads, bars, spits, low terraces, and riverbanks are all home to this broadly defined community. The underlying substrate also varies greatly, although it is often cobbles and sand, with thin deposits of silt, muck or organic matter. Species composition also varies greatly from site to site. The unifying factor that bridges the differences in environmental factors and species composition is the frequent scour that these sites experience. This community establishes in areas of the active channel that are underwater for the majority of the year and are exposed only at low water or in drought years. Therefore, these areas are subjected to high water velocities, floods and ice-scour more frequently than other herbaceous communities or shrublands (with the exception of emergent beds). The constant scour removes established vegetation and maintains or creates exposed sediments, cobbles or bedrock. New seeds and plant propagules are constantly being dispersed to these areas by water, air and animals. This causes a continual flux in species composition that is characteristic of this community. Typical species are a mix of annuals and perennials, including Lysimachia ciliata, Lysimachia vulgaris, Lysimachia nummularia, Senecio spp., Eupatorium spp., other Asteraceae spp., Convolvulus spp., Phyla lanceolata, Justicia americana, Cyperus esculentus, Boehmeria cylindrica, Polygonum spp., Apocynum cannabinum, Betula nigra, and Platanus occidentalis. This community is defined mainly by its setting and disturbance regime.
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: Typical species are a mix of annuals and perennials including Lysimachia ciliata, Lysimachia vulgaris, Lysimachia nummularia, Senecio sp., Asteraceae spp., Eupatorium spp., Convolvulus spp., Phyla lanceolata, Justicia americana, Cyperus esculentus, Boehmeria cylindrica, Polygonum spp., Apocynum cannabinum, Betula nigra, Platanus occidentalis. This community is defined mainly by its setting and disturbance regime. Along rivers in West Virginia, examples of this association are dominated by Apocynum cannabinum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Island heads, bars, spits, low terraces, and riverbanks are all home to this broadly defined community. The underlying substrate also varies greatly, although it is often cobbles and sand, with thin deposits of silt, muck or organic matter. Species composition also varies greatly from site to site. The unifying factor that bridges the differences in environmental factors and species composition is the frequent scour that these sites experience. This community establishes in areas of the active channel that are underwater for the majority of the year and are exposed only at low water or in drought years. Therefore, these areas are subjected to high water velocities, floods and ice-scour more frequently than other herbaceous communities or shrublands (with the exception of emergent beds). The constant scour removes established vegetation and maintains or creates exposed sediments, cobbles or bedrock. New seeds and plant propagules are constantly being dispersed to these areas by water, air and animals. This causes a continual flux in species composition that is characteristic of this community. In West Virginia, this association often occurs in frequently flooded low channel positions below riverscour prairies, shrub communities, or floodplain forests.
Geographic Range: The full distribution of this type is not well-known. It is currently documented from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and West Virginia but is believed to range further. Lack of samples and inherent variability are challenges.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NJ, NY, PA, WV
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685497
Confidence Level: Low
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.3 Eastern North American Wet Shoreline Vegetation Macrogroup | M880 | 2.C.4.Nd.3 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.3.a Eastern North American Riverine Wetland Vegetation Group | G755 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.a |
| Alliance | A1657 American Water-willow Riverbed Alliance | A1657 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.a |
| Association | CEGL006554 Fringed Loosestrife - Indian-hemp Sparse Riverbed Vegetation | CEGL006554 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: > Apocynum cannabinum Riverscour Herbaceous Vegetation [Indian Hemp Cobble/Boulder Bar Herbaceous Vegetation] (Vanderhorst 2017b)
< Riverine Scour Community (TNC and WPC 2004)
< Riverine Scour Community (TNC and WPC 2004)
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