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CEGL008446 Brunnichia ovata Wet Vine-Shrubland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Buckwheat Vine Wet Vine-Shrubland
Colloquial Name: American Buckwheat Vineland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This vine-dominated vegetation is dominated by Brunnichia ovata, a scrambling woody vine of wetlands. This association has been observed in the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain at Fort Benning, Alabama (and probably Georgia), where the vine mimics the behavior of kudzu, covering trees and other existing vegetation. Examples seen range in size from less than one hectare to about a hectare. Edges of examples of this vegetation may consist of small to large trees in the process of being overwhelmed by Brunnichia ovata. It is also known to occur in Alabama, and probably in Georgia as well. The species ranges north to Kentucky, Virginia, and Missouri, and as far west as eastern Texas and Oklahoma.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This vine-dominated vegetation is dominated by Brunnichia ovata, a scrambling woody vine of wetlands.
Dynamics: This association may choke out existing vegetation.
Environmental Description: This community is known to occur on floodplain terraces in the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain and possibly adjacent ecoregions (Mississippi Valley Alluvial Plain, East Gulf Coastal Plain). The vine mimics the behavior of kudzu, covering trees and other existing vegetation. Edges of examples of this vegetation may consist of small to large trees in the process of being overwhelmed by Brunnichia ovata.
Geographic Range: This vegetation is known to occur in Alabama, and probably in Georgia as well. The species ranges north to Kentucky, Virginia, and Missouri, and as far west as eastern Texas and Oklahoma.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, GA, TN?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686933
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
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 | CEGL008446 American Buckwheat Vine Wet Vine-Shrubland | CEGL008446 | 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: No Data Available
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.