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CEGL004586 Nyssa biflora / Panicum hemitomon - Woodwardia virginica Wet Scrub
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Swamp Tupelo / Maidencane - Virginia Chainfern Wet Scrub
Colloquial Name: Swamp Tupelo Boggy Flatwoods Pond
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These seasonally flooded woodlands occur in margins and shallow edges of flatwoods ponds in the southeastern Coastal Plain of Texas and possibly Louisiana. They are dominated by Nyssa biflora, sometimes also with scattered Persea palustris, Magnolia virginiana, and other trees. The herb layer is characteristically dominated by Panicum hemitomon and/or Woodwardia virginica. Other species include Bacopa caroliniana, Gratiola spp., Rhynchospora spp., and Triadenum walteri. Sphagnum cuspidatum is often abundant.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples occur at the Roy E. Larsen Sandylands TNC Preserve near Silsbee, Texas.
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 woodland occurs on the southeastern Coastal Plain of Texas and possibly Louisiana.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA?, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686916
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.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 | CEGL004586 Swamp Tupelo / Maidencane - Virginia Chainfern Wet Scrub | CEGL004586 | 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
- 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]
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.