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CEGL008591 Cladium mariscus - Typha domingensis - Fimbristylis caroliniana - Bacopa monnieri Marsh

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available

Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Swamp Sawgrass - Southern Cattail - Carolina Fimbry - Herb-of-Grace Marsh

Colloquial Name: Central Florida Spring-run Marsh

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This community occurs in shallow marshes associated with "spring-run" streams in peninsular Florida. Stands of this association are dominated by Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense. Other typical species include Typha domingensis, Pluchea odorata, Fimbristylis caroliniana, Eleocharis sp., Bacopa monnieri, Ammannia latifolia, Eupatorium serotinum, Mikania scandens, Acrostichum danaeifolium, Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens, Hydrocotyle sp., Samolus ebracteatus ssp. ebracteatus, and Saururus cernuus. Floating aquatic plants may be present in examples of this vegetation. Some typical components include Stuckenia pectinata, Najas guadalupensis, Salvinia minima, Lemna sp., and Spirodela sp. Although this is essentially an herbaceous type, shrubs (especially Morella cerifera and Baccharis halimifolia) may sometimes have substantial cover. All of these are treated here, even examples with scattered to open shrub cover.

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 of this association are dominated by Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data). Other typical species include Typha domingensis, Pluchea odorata, Fimbristylis caroliniana, Eleocharis sp., Bacopa monnieri, Ammannia latifolia, Eupatorium serotinum, Mikania scandens, Acrostichum danaeifolium, Thelypteris palustris var. pubescens, Hydrocotyle sp., Samolus ebracteatus ssp. ebracteatus, and Saururus cernuus. Floating aquatic plants may be present in examples of this vegetation. Some typical components include Stuckenia pectinata (= Potamogeton pectinatus), Najas guadalupensis, Salvinia minima, Lemna sp., and Spirodela sp. Shrubs (especially Morella cerifera and Baccharis halimifolia) may sometimes have substantial cover.

Dynamics:  No Data Available
Environmental Description:  This community occurs in shallow marshes associated with "spring-run" streams in peninsular Florida in the United States (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data).
Geographic Range: This community occurs in shallow marshes associated with "spring-run" streams in peninsular Florida.

Nations: US

States/Provinces:  FL


Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented

Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?

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.a Pickerelweed - Maidencane River & Basin Freshwater Marsh & Wet Meadow Group G188 2.C.4.Ne.2.a
Alliance A1369 Swamp Sawgrass Floodplain Marsh Alliance A1369 2.C.4.Ne.2.a
Association CEGL008591 Swamp Sawgrass - Southern Cattail - Carolina Fimbry - Herb-of-Grace Marsh CEGL008591 2.C.4.Ne.2.a
Concept Lineage: No Data Available

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
Concept Author(s): M. Pyne and A.S. Weakley

Author of Description: M. Pyne and A.S. Weakley

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 05-21-02
  • NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
  • Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.