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CEGL002389 Typha spp. Great Plains Marsh

Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available

Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Cattail species Great Plains Marsh

Colloquial Name: Northern Great Plains Cattail Marsh

Hierarchy Level:  Association

Type Concept: This cattail community type is found throughout the Northern Great Plains of the United States and Canada. Stands occur in shallow (<0.5 m) or deep depressions, stock ponds, and seepy drainages. The vegetation is dominated by relatively pure stands of Typha spp., either Typha latifolia or Typha angustifolia or both. Many associates can occur, including Eleocharis spp. and Sagittaria latifolia. This type may simply be a less diverse variation of ~Typha spp. - Schoenoplectus spp. - Mixed Herbs Great Plains Marsh (CEGL002228)$$ that arises in disturbed wetland areas.

Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available

Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available

Classification Comments: Where this type extends into western states, see ~Typha (latifolia, angustifolia) Western Marsh (CEGL002010)$$; where type extends into Southeast, see ~Typha latifolia Southern Ruderal Marsh (CEGL004150)$$, and where type extends into the Midwest see ~Typha spp. Midwest Marsh (CEGL002233)$$. Bailey''s province lines (Bailey et al. 1994) influence these association definitions. It is unclear whether a separate Typha-dominated type is needed in addition to the mixed Typha - Scirpus types, namely ~Typha spp. - Schoenoplectus spp. - Mixed Herbs Great Plains Marsh (CEGL002228)$$ and ~Schoenoplectus acutus - Typha latifolia - (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani) Sandhills Marsh (CEGL002030)$$. Pure Typha stands, depending on site conditions, are often perceived as degraded examples of the mixed type.

Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available

Floristics: The vegetation is dominated by relatively pure stands of Typha spp., either Typha latifolia or Typha angustifolia or both. Many associates can occur, including Eleocharis spp. and Sagittaria latifolia. This type may simply be a less diverse variation of ~Typha spp. - Schoenoplectus spp. - Mixed Herbs Great Plains Marsh (CEGL002228)$$.

Dynamics:  No Data Available
Environmental Description:  Stands occur in shallow (<0.5 m) or deep depressions, ponds, and seepy drainages. Stands may originate from human-related disturbance, including heavy grazing of wetlands or creation of wetlands for watering cattle (stock ponds).
Geographic Range: This cattail community type is found throughout the Northern Great Plains and adjacent Canada, ranging from Kansas to Manitoba.

Nations: CA,US

States/Provinces:  KS, MB, ND, NE, SD


Confidence Level: Low

Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4G5

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.5 Prairie Cordgrass - Cattail species - Bulrush species Great Plains Marsh, Wet Meadow, Shrubland & Playa Macrogroup M071 2.C.4.Nd.5
Group 2.C.4.Nd.5.a Cattail species - Chairmaker''s Bulrush - Common Rivergrass Great Plains Freshwater Marsh Group G325 2.C.4.Nd.5.a
Alliance A3487 Narrowleaf Cattail - Broadleaf Cattail - Bulrush species Marsh Alliance A3487 2.C.4.Nd.5.a
Association CEGL002389 Cattail species Great Plains Marsh CEGL002389 2.C.4.Nd.5.a
Concept Lineage: No Data Available

Predecessors: No Data Available

Obsolete Names: No Data Available

Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Typha spp. Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation (Butler et al. 2002)
= Typha spp. Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
Concept Author(s): D. Faber-Langendoen (2001)

Author of Description: D. Faber-Langendoen

Acknowledgements: No Data Available

Version Date: 03-02-99
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