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CEGL004576 Aristida palustris - Panicum virgatum - Eriocaulon decangulare var. decangulare - Rhynchospora elliottii Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Longleaf Three-awn - Switchgrass - Ten-angle Pipewort - Elliott''s Beaksedge Marsh
Colloquial Name: West Gulf Coastal Plain Shallow Flatwoods Pond
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community consists of relatively shallow flatwoods ponds, or shallow portions of deeper ponds, of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. The most abundant herbaceous species are generally Aristida palustris, Panicum virgatum, Eriocaulon decangulare var. decangulare, Centella erecta, Rhynchospora elliottii, Arnoglossum ovatum, Sabatia campanulata, and Scleria georgiana. Scattered trees, especially Nyssa biflora, can occur, though ponds are usually treeless. Wetland shrubs such as Hypericum brachyphyllum and Hypericum galioides, are sometimes common, and sometimes locally dominant.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The most abundant herbaceous species are generally Aristida palustris, Panicum virgatum, Eriocaulon decangulare var. decangulare, Centella erecta, Rhynchospora elliottii, Arnoglossum ovatum, Sabatia campanulata, and Scleria georgiana. Other characteristic herbs include Andropogon glaucopsis, Andropogon mohrii, Coreopsis linifolia, Dichanthelium longiligulatum, Eleocharis microcarpa, Eleocharis tuberculosa, Euthamia leptocephala, Fuirena bushii, Gratiola brevifolia, Helenium drummondii, Hyptis alata, Juncus validus, Lobelia flaccidifolia, Lycopodiella appressa, Platanthera nivea, Pluchea rosea, Proserpinaca pectinata, Rhexia lutea, Rhynchospora filifolia, Rhynchospora gracilenta, Rhynchospora latifolia, Rhynchospora perplexa, Rhynchospora rariflora, Saccharum giganteum, Scleria muehlenbergii, Stylisma aquatica, and Xyris louisianica. Scattered trees, especially Nyssa biflora, can occur, though ponds are usually treeless. Wetland shrubs such as Hypericum brachyphyllum and Hypericum galioides, are sometimes common, and sometimes locally dominant.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This shallow flatwoods pond or pondshore community is naturally restricted in distribution and extent to a relatively small portion of the outer portions of the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana and Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685939
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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 | A3393 Longleaf Three-awn - Switchgrass - Pipewort species Pondshore Marsh Alliance | A3393 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
| Association | CEGL004576 Longleaf Three-awn - Switchgrass - Ten-angle Pipewort - Elliott''s Beaksedge Marsh | CEGL004576 | 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: No Data Available
- Bridges, E. L., and S. L. Orzell. 1989a. Longleaf pine communities of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. Natural Areas Journal 9:246-263.
- LNHP [Louisiana Natural Heritage Program]. 2009. Natural communities of Louisiana. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Baton Rouge. 46 pp. [http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/page_wildlife/6776-Rare%20Natural%20Communities/LA_NAT_COM.pdf]
- Smith, L. M. 1996b. The rare and sensitive natural wetland plant communities of interior Louisiana. Unpublished document. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Baton Rouge. 38 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.