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CEGL004667 Rhynchospora macra - Rhynchospora stenophylla - Panicum nudicaule - Xyris chapmanii - Carex exilis Seepage Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Large Beaksedge - Coastal Plain Beaksedge - Gulf Bog Panicgrass - Chapman''s Yellow-eyed-grass - Coastal Sedge Seepage Meadow
Colloquial Name: East Gulf Coastal Plain Muck Bog
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association includes deep peat, muck bogs of the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Alabama and Mississippi. Characteristic species include Rhynchospora macra, Rhynchospora stenophylla, Panicum nudicaule, Xyris chapmanii, Carex exilis, Orontium aquaticum, Sarracenia alata, Sarracenia psittacina, Pinguicula primuliflora, and others. Small islands of woody vegetation can occur, usually consisting of Morella caroliniensis and Smilax laurifolia.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Present at Splinter Hill Bog, AL (A. Schotz pers. comm.); three examples in Alabama (Baldwin and Washington counties) (A. Schotz pers. comm.). The name of this association may be modified based on additional information. This association is very rare and restricted to southern Mississippi (north to Greene County) and southern Alabama. Less than a dozen sites are known, all of small acreage. Off-road vehicles, suppression of the natural fire regime, and exploitation of Sarracenia spp. are threats to this community. Note that Panicum nudicaule is erroneously not regarded as a valid taxon in Kartesz but included in Dichanthelium dichotomum, and also needs a name in Dichanthelium.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Characteristic species include Rhynchospora macra, Rhynchospora stenophylla, Panicum nudicaule, Xyris chapmanii, Carex exilis, Orontium aquaticum, Sarracenia alata, Sarracenia psittacina, Pinguicula primuliflora, and others. Small islands of woody vegetation can occur, usually consisting of Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla) and Smilax laurifolia. Along with typical seepage bog genera, this community includes several rare species, such as Lachnocaulon digynum, Xyris drummondii, and others (A. Schotz pers. comm.).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community occurs on level terrain associated with wet, sapric muck soils along streams (A. Schotz pers. comm.).
Geographic Range: This type occurs in the East Gulf Coastal Plain of Alabama and Mississippi.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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.e Beaksedge species - Pitcherplant species Seep Group | G187 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.e |
| Alliance | A1463 Feather-bristle Beaksedge - Pitcherplant species - Toothache Grass Seep Alliance | A1463 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.e |
| Association | CEGL004667 Large Beaksedge - Coastal Plain Beaksedge - Gulf Bog Panicgrass - Chapman''s Yellow-eyed-grass - Coastal Sedge Seepage Meadow | CEGL004667 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Muck Bog (Folkerts 1982)
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data on file. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn University.
- Folkerts, G. W. 1982. The Gulf Coast pitcher plant bogs. American Scientist 70:260-267.
- MSNHP [Mississippi Natural Heritage Program]. 2006. Ecological communities of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 9 pp.
- Schotz, Al. Personal communication. Community Ecologist. Alabama Natural Heritage Program. Montgomery, AL.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.