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CEGL008480 Orontium aquaticum Permanently Flooded Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Goldenclub Permanently Flooded Marsh
Colloquial Name: Cumberland Goldenclub Marsh
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association represents vegetation dominated by Orontium aquaticum which is reported to occur in Appalachian Kentucky and Tennessee. It occurs along streambanks or in shallow riffles at Obed National Scenic River, Tennessee.
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: This association occurs on the edges of creeks and rivers.
Geographic Range: This association is found in the Cumberlands of eastern Kentucky and Tennessee. It occurs along streambanks or in shallow riffles at Obed National Scenic River, Tennessee (Schmalzer and DeSelm 1982).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: KY, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687039
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
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.2 Broadleaf Cattail - White Snakeroot - Rush species Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M069 | 2.C.4.Nd.2 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.2.a Bulrush species - Cattail species Freshwater Marsh Group | G125 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.a |
| Alliance | A4065 Goldenclub - Swaying Bulrush Marsh Alliance | A4065 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.a |
| Association | CEGL008480 Goldenclub Permanently Flooded Marsh | CEGL008480 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Evans, Marc. Personal communication. Ecologist. Kentucky Natural Heritage Program, Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission, Frankfort.
- Schmalzer, P. A., and H. R. DeSelm. 1982. Vegetation, endangered and threatened plants, critical plant habitats and vascular flora of the Obed Wild and Scenic River. Unpublished report. USDI National Park Service, Obed Wild and Scenic River. 2 volumes. 369 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.