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CEGL002277 Polygonum pensylvanicum - Polygonum lapathifolium Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pennsylvania Smartweed - Curlytop Knotweed Marsh
Colloquial Name: Tailwater Playa Lake Vegetation
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Vegetation of wet depressions, lakes, and ponds, attributed to Oklahoma and Texas. Stands are primarily dominated by Polygonum pensylvanicum, and may contain the exotic Polygonum lapathifolium. Associates in Oklahoma include Ammannia coccinea, Helianthus annuus, Lemna minor, Stuckenia pectinata, Spirodela polyrrhiza, Utricularia gibba, and Xanthium strumarium.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Vegetation possibly similar to this concept (at least in composition) has been observed in Georgia, in a spring-fed limesink pond adjacent to a fish hatchery, where enhanced nutrients may have encouraged growth of Polygonum. This probably pertains to a similar, undescribed association.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are primarily dominated by Polygonum pensylvanicum, and may contain the exotic Polygonum lapathifolium. Associates in Oklahoma include Ammannia coccinea, Helianthus annuus, Lemna minor, Stuckenia pectinata (= Potamogeton pectinatus), Spirodela polyrrhiza, Utricularia gibba (= Utricularia biflora), and Xanthium strumarium. Correll and Johnston (1970) regard Polygonum lapathifolium (= Persicaria lapathifolia) as being introduced from Europe; others consider it native.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Vegetation of wet depressions, lakes, and ponds.
Geographic Range: This association is attributed to Oklahoma and Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: OK, TX?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685598
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
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.5 Prairie Cordgrass - Cattail species - Bulrush species Great Plains Marsh, Wet Meadow, Shrubland & Playa Macrogroup | M071 | 2.C.4.Nd.5 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.5.a Cattail species - Chairmaker''s Bulrush - Common Rivergrass Great Plains Freshwater Marsh Group | G325 | 2.C.4.Nd.5.a |
| Alliance | A3490 Pennsylvania Smartweed - Pale Smartweed Marsh Alliance | A3490 | 2.C.4.Nd.5.a |
| Association | CEGL002277 Pennsylvania Smartweed - Curlytop Knotweed Marsh | CEGL002277 | 2.C.4.Nd.5.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Correll, D. S., and M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. Texas Research Foundation. Renner, TX. (Second printing, 1979. University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson) 1881 pp.
- Hoagland, B. 2000. The vegetation of Oklahoma: A classification for landscape mapping and conservation planning. The Southwestern Naturalist 45(4):385-420.
- Hoagland, B. W. 1998c. Oklahoma riparian vegetation. In: A. Fallon and M. Smolen, editors. Riparian area management handbook. Publication number E-952. Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.
- Penfound, W. T. 1953. Plant communities of Oklahoma lakes. Ecology 34:561-583.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.