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CEGL004620 Vitis rotundifolia - Nekemias arborea - Campsis radicans Ruderal Wet Vine-Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Muscadine - Peppervine - Trumpet Creeper Ruderal Wet Vine-Shrubland
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Grapevine - Peppervine - Trumpet Creeper Wet Thicket
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This successional association could be found anywhere in the southeastern United States from Virginia to Texas, in the coastal plain or adjacent ecoregions. It includes vine-dominated vegetation that develops following clearcut logging, blowdowns, and possibly other disturbance in wetlands. This vine-shrubland is dominated by Vitis rotundifolia, Nekemias arborea, and Campsis radicans. Other species that are present in the vine/liana stratum include Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, Bignonia capreolata, Smilax rotundifolia, Berchemia scandens, and likely others. There may exist a limited canopy of Liquidambar styraciflua, Ulmus americana, Quercus spp., Celtis laevigata, Salix spp., and likely other species. Often the weight of the vine coverage will break the stems of woody species before they attain 5 m in height. A limited shrub stratum that contains canopy species as well as Arundinaria gigantea, Ilex decidua, Lindera benzoin, Morella cerifera, and others may be present. Carex abscondita, Arisaema dracontium, Eupatorium capillifolium, Boehmeria cylindrica, Cryptotaenia canadensis, Carex retroflexa, Carex lupulina, Polygonum spp., Cyperus spp., and other species are present in the sparse herbaceous layer.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: On Congaree Swamp National Monument, South Carolina, many examples of this vegetation were apparently caused by intense wind disturbance events associated with Hurricane Hugo in September 1989 (Landaal et al. 1998).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This vine-shrubland is dominated by Vitis rotundifolia, Nekemias arborea (= Ampelopsis arborea), and Campsis radicans. Other species that are present in the vine/liana stratum include Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans, Bignonia capreolata, Smilax rotundifolia, Berchemia scandens, and likely others. There may exist a limited canopy of Liquidambar styraciflua, Ulmus americana, Quercus spp., Celtis laevigata, Salix spp., and likely other species. A limited shrub stratum that contains canopy species, as well as Arundinaria gigantea, Ilex decidua, Lindera benzoin, Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), and others, may be present. Carex abscondita, Arisaema dracontium, Eupatorium capillifolium, Boehmeria cylindrica, Cryptotaenia canadensis, Carex retroflexa, Carex lupulina, Polygonum spp., Cyperus spp., and other species are present in the sparse herbaceous layer. The exotic vine Lonicera japonica, the exotic shrub Ligustrum sinense, and the exotic herb Murdannia keisak may be present in occurrences of this vine-shrubland. Penfound (1964b) cites an example at Lake Texoma (Oklahoma) dominated by Nekemias arborea, Smilax bona-nox, and Rubus trivialis.
Dynamics: This vine-shrubland develops on seasonally and temporarily flooded sites where the canopy and subcanopy layers have been removed by disturbance. On Congaree Swamp National Monument, South Carolina, this disturbance is primarily wind, and many occurrences of this community likely date from Hurricane Hugo in September 1989 (TNC 1998b).
Environmental Description: This association develops on seasonally and temporarily flooded sites where the canopy and subcanopy layers have been removed by disturbance, including clearcut logging, blowdowns, and possibly other kinds of disturbance.
Geographic Range: This successional association could be found anywhere in the southeastern United States from Virginia to Texas, in the coastal plain or adjacent ecoregions.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, AR, FL?, GA, LA, MS, NC?, OK, SC, TN, TX?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D323 | 2.C.4.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nd.90 Common Rush - Purple Loosestrife - Reed Canarygrass Eastern North American Ruderal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M303 | 2.C.4.Nd.90 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a Bushy Bluestem - Common Rush Ruderal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Group | G557 | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a |
| Alliance | A4151 Muscadine - Peppervine - Trumpet Creeper Ruderal Vine-Shrubland Alliance | A4151 | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a |
| Association | CEGL004620 Muscadine - Peppervine - Trumpet Creeper Ruderal Wet Vine-Shrubland | CEGL004620 | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Vitis rotundifolia - Ampelopsis arborea - Campsis radicans Vine-Shrubland (Landaal et al. 1998) [Plot 1-21]
= Vinelands, woody, Peppervine-greenbrier mottes (Penfound 1967)
= Vinelands, woody, Peppervine-greenbrier mottes (Penfound 1967)
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