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CEGL004292 Dalea foliosa - Mecardonia acuminata - Mitreola petiolata Seep Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Leafy Prairie-clover - Axil-flower - Lax Hornpod Seep Grassland
Colloquial Name: Limestone Glade Streamside Meadow
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This herbaceous community is a zonal component of Central Basin Cedar Glades. It occupies small areas along ephemeral streams, where the vegetation is rooted in thin soil over limestone. Stands contain Mecardonia acuminata, Dalea foliosa, Mitreola petiolata, Rudbeckia triloba, and Ludwigia microcarpa, along with various graminoids and nonvascular plants. Sites are seasonally saturated, becoming drier during the heat of summer, when moisture primarily comes from rainstorm events. Dalea foliosa is included in the name to indicate its range and rarity, but this species is not necessarily in all examples of the community; the element name may be revised.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This or related vegetation may be present in the Moulton Valley of Alabama.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this vegetation contain Mecardonia acuminata, Dalea foliosa, Mitreola petiolata, Rudbeckia triloba, and Ludwigia microcarpa, along with various graminoids and nonvascular plants.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL?, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686957
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nc Eastern North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D024 | 2.B.2.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nc.3 Little Bluestem - Dropseed species Central Interior Calcareous Scrub & Grassland Macrogroup | M508 | 2.B.2.Nc.3 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nc.3.b Little Bluestem - Sideoats Grama - Diamond-flowers Central Glade & Barrens Group | G179 | 2.B.2.Nc.3.b |
| Alliance | A1458 Glades Spikerush - Flat-stem Spikerush - Crow-poison Alkaline Rocky Seep Alliance | A1458 | 2.B.2.Nc.3.b |
| Association | CEGL004292 Leafy Prairie-clover - Axil-flower - Lax Hornpod Seep Grassland | CEGL004292 | 2.B.2.Nc.3.b |
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.
- TDNH [Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage]. 2018. Unpublished data. Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage, Nashville, TN.