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CEGL004113 Panicum abscissum Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Cut-throat Grass Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: Central Florida Cut-throat Grass Swale
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This Panicum abscissum-dominated swale community is found in central Florida on the Lake Wales Ridge where it occurs in a matrix of scrub and flatwoods vegetation. Panicum abscissum forms a dense, almost monospecific turf, with a scattering of various other wetland herbs and shrubs.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type was originally created based on Abrahamson et al. (1984) from Archibold Biological Station. It also apparently occurs on the Avon Bombing Range where it is more variable. This broadly defined association covers substantial variation and will likely warrant splitting when additional information is available (S. Orzell pers. comm.).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: According to Abrahamson et al. (1984) Panicum abscissum cover is nearly complete, with the occasional presence of Andropogon brachystachyus, Andropogon capillipes, Andropogon glomeratus, Cyperus distinctus, and Cyperus odoratus. Other species include Polygala nana, Polygala rugelii, Drosera capillaris, Burmannia biflora, Burmannia capitata, Carphephorus paniculatus, Syngonanthus flavidulus, Xyris spp., and Rhexia spp. A scattered shrub layer may also be present with Ilex glabra, Lyonia lucida, Lyonia ferruginea, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Persea borbonia, and others.
Dynamics: This community is fire-maintained.
Environmental Description: This community is found in swales on poorly drained to very poorly drained soils on the Lake Wales Ridge of central Florida. Typical soils are the Sellers and Placid series.
Geographic Range: This association has a restricted distribution in the southern portion of the central sand ridge of the Florida Peninsula, primarily restricted to Polk and Highlands counties.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685610
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
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.Ne Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D322 | 2.C.4.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Ne.2 Beaksedge species - Spikerush species - Panicgrass species Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Prairie & Marsh Macrogroup | M067 | 2.C.4.Ne.2 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g Beaksedge species - Spikerush species - Yellow-eyed-grass species Pondshore & Wet Prairie Group | G915 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
| Alliance | A3402 Chalky Bluestem - Purple Bluestem - Panicgrass species Wet Prairie & Basin Marsh Alliance | A3402 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
| Association | CEGL004113 Cut-throat Grass Wet Meadow | CEGL004113 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Central Florida Flatwoods/Prairies (Carr et al. 2010)
= Cutthroat Grass Flatwoods (Abrahamson et al. 1984)
= Cutthroat Grass Flatwoods (Abrahamson et al. 1984)
- Abrahamson, W. G., A. F. Johnson, J. N. Layne, and P. A. Peroni. 1984. Vegetation of the Archbold Biological Station, Florida: An example of the southern Lake Wales Ridge. Florida Scientist 47:209-250.
- Carr, S. C., K. M. Robertson, and R. K. Peet. 2010. A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75(2):153-189.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.