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CEGL002925 Potamogeton natans Aquatic Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Floating Pondweed Aquatic Vegetation
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Habitat is ponds, pools, lakes, and sloughs from California to Alaska and eastward. This association forms rooted aquatic beds with mats of leaves that float on the surface of the water and can tolerate seasonal drying if the substrate remains wet. Potamogeton natans is the primary species with an average cover of 70% and ranging from 60-85%. Other species present with significant patches include Utricularia macrorhiza, Nuphar polysepala, and Brasenia schreberi. Potamogeton frequently intermixes with adjoining associations, and many ecologists sample these mixed stands rather than the monotypic stands.
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: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association occurs from California to Alaska and eastward (Christy 2004).
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: BC, CA?, CO, ID, OR, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686538
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G5?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 5 Aquatic Vegetation Class | C05 | 5 |
| Subclass | 5.B Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Subclass | S13 | 5.B |
| Formation | 5.B.2 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Formation | F057 | 5.B.2 |
| Division | 5.B.2.Na North American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Division | D049 | 5.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 5.B.2.Na.2 Rocky Mountain Pond-lily - Pacific Mosquito Fern - Western Waterweed Western North American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Macrogroup | M109 | 5.B.2.Na.2 |
| Group | 5.B.2.Na.2.a Pond-lily species - Pondweed species - Duckweed species Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Group | G544 | 5.B.2.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A3927 Floating Pondweed - Water Knotweed Aquatic Vegetation Alliance | A3927 | 5.B.2.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL002925 Floating Pondweed Aquatic Vegetation | CEGL002925 | 5.B.2.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Potamogeton natans Association (Christy 2004)
= Potamogeton natans (McCain and Christy 2005) [3 plots]
= Potamogeton natans Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
= Potamogeton natans Community Type (Boggs 2000)
= Potamogeton natans association (Stumpf et al. 2017)
= Potamogeton natans community type (Kunze 1994)
= Floating-leaved Pondweed Herbaceous Vegetation (Potamogeton natans) (Christy et al. 1998) [(p.136)]
= Potamogeton natans (McCain and Christy 2005) [3 plots]
= Potamogeton natans Association (Crowe et al. 2004)
= Potamogeton natans Community Type (Boggs 2000)
= Potamogeton natans association (Stumpf et al. 2017)
= Potamogeton natans community type (Kunze 1994)
= Floating-leaved Pondweed Herbaceous Vegetation (Potamogeton natans) (Christy et al. 1998) [(p.136)]
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