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CEGL004528 Ceratophyllum demersum - Stuckenia pectinata Aquatic Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Coon''s-tail - Sago Pondweed Aquatic Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Coon''s-tail Submergent Aquatic Vegetation
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association represents freshwater aquatic vegetation dominated by Ceratophyllum demersum and Stuckenia pectinata. This vegetation is found throughout Oklahoma, being of limited extent in the Panhandle, and related areas of Arkansas. The habitat includes interdunal swales, ponds, and lakes.
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: Stands are dominated by Ceratophyllum demersum and Stuckenia pectinata (= Potamogeton pectinatus). Associates include Lemna minor, Lemna valdiviana, Ludwigia palustris, Spirodela polyrrhiza, and Utricularia macrorhiza (= Utricularia vulgaris) (Hoagland 2000)
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This vegetation is found throughout Oklahoma and adjacent states. In Oklahoma it is of limited extent in the Panhandle. The habitat includes interdunal swales, ponds, and lakes (Hoagland 2000).
Geographic Range: This community is possible throughout the southeastern and midwestern United States. It is known from Oklahoma and adjacent Arkansas and Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, OK, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685615
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4G5
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 5 Aquatic Vegetation Class | C05 | 5 |
| Subclass | 5.B Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Subclass | S13 | 5.B |
| Formation | 5.B.2 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Formation | F057 | 5.B.2 |
| Division | 5.B.2.Na North American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Division | D049 | 5.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 5.B.2.Na.1 Hornwort species - Pond-lily species - Pondweed species Eastern North American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Macrogroup | M108 | 5.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 5.B.2.Na.1.a American White Water-lily - Sago Pondweed - Pondweed species Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Group | G114 | 5.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A4067 Sago Pondweed - Pondweed species - Coon''s-tail Aquatic Vegetation Alliance | A4067 | 5.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL004528 Coon''s-tail - Sago Pondweed Aquatic Vegetation | CEGL004528 | 5.B.2.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: CEGL002281 is essentially identical and is merged into this association (CEGL004528) (one is AR, OK; the other is OK, TX).
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Hoagland, B. 2000. The vegetation of Oklahoma: A classification for landscape mapping and conservation planning. The Southwestern Naturalist 45(4):385-420.
- Penfound, W. T. 1953. Plant communities of Oklahoma lakes. Ecology 34:561-583.
- Rodwell, J. S., editor. 1995a. British plant communities. Volume 4. Aquatic communities, swamps and tall-herb fens. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 283 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.