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CEGL004081 Schoenus nigricans - Stenaria nigricans Wooded Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Black Bogrush - Diamond-flowers Wooded Grassland
Colloquial Name: Florida Panhandle Limestone Glade
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These are calcareous glades of the temperate Coastal Plain, consisting of rather soft, chalky limestone, in Gadsden and Jackson counties, Florida, and Decatur County, Georgia. Dominant herbaceous species are Schoenus nigricans, Stenaria nigricans var. nigricans, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Andropogon sp., Setaria sp., Helianthus radula, and Dichanthelium sp. Some additional forbs are Callirhoe papaver, Rudbeckia fulgida, Aristida spp., Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum, Stachys crenata, Lepuropetalon spathulatum, Solidago discoidea, Liatris squarrosa, Symphyotrichum pratense, Asclepias viridis, Asclepias viridiflora, Ponthieva racemosa, Carex cherokeensis, Rhynchospora spp., and Selaginella ludoviciana. Nostoc commune is abundant on the exposed limestone. Woody species occurring in islands and borders are Berchemia scandens, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Sideroxylon sp., Morella cerifera, Diospyros virginiana, Fraxinus americana, Ulmus alata, Acer leucoderme, Rhus copallinum, Crataegus spathulata, Yucca flaccida, and Viburnum sp.
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: Dominant herbaceous species in this association are Schoenus nigricans, Stenaria nigricans var. nigricans (= Hedyotis nigricans var. nigricans), Muhlenbergia capillaris (= var. capillaris), Andropogon sp., Setaria sp., Helianthus radula, and Dichanthelium sp. Some additional forbs are Callirhoe papaver, Rudbeckia fulgida, Aristida spp., Delphinium carolinianum ssp. carolinianum, Stachys crenata, Lepuropetalon spathulatum, Solidago discoidea, Liatris squarrosa, Symphyotrichum pratense (= Aster sericeus var. microphyllus), Asclepias viridis, Asclepias viridiflora, Ponthieva racemosa, Carex cherokeensis, Rhynchospora spp., and Selaginella ludoviciana. Nostoc commune is abundant on the exposed limestone. Woody species occurring in islands and borders are Berchemia scandens, Cercis canadensis var. canadensis, Sideroxylon sp., Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Diospyros virginiana, Fraxinus americana, Ulmus alata, Acer leucoderme, Rhus copallinum, Crataegus spathulata, Yucca flaccida, and Viburnum sp.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These calcareous glades of the temperate Coastal Plain are found in rather soft, chalky limestone, in Gadsden and Jackson counties, Florida, and Decatur County, Georgia.
Geographic Range: This community is limited to outcrops of rather soft, chalky limestone, in Gadsden and Jackson counties, Florida, and Decatur County, Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686157
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.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nh Southeastern North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D102 | 2.B.2.Nh |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nh.3 Poverty Dropseed - Little Bluestem - Calamint species Southern Barrens & Glade Macrogroup | M308 | 2.B.2.Nh.3 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nh.3.a Little Bluestem - Limestone Calamint - Nuttall''s Rayless-goldenrod Southeastern Coastal Plain Barrens & Glade Group | G584 | 2.B.2.Nh.3.a |
| Alliance | A4090 Southern Coastal Plain Circumneutral Bedrock Grassland Alliance | A4090 | 2.B.2.Nh.3.a |
| Association | CEGL004081 Black Bogrush - Diamond-flowers Wooded Grassland | CEGL004081 | 2.B.2.Nh.3.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Upland Glade, Chalky Limestone Glade subtype (FNAI 1992b)
- FNAI [Florida Natural Areas Inventory]. 1992b. Natural community classification. Unpublished document. The Nature Conservancy, Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee. 16 pp.
- FNAI [Florida Natural Areas Inventory]. 2010a. Guide to the natural communities of Florida: 2010 edition. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL. 228 pp. [https://fnai.org/naturalcommguide.cfm]
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.