Print Report
CEGL004769 Sparganium americanum - Saccharum giganteum Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Bur-reed - Sugarcane Plumegrass Marsh
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This Gulf Coastal Plain marsh or pondshore herbaceous vegetation is dominated by the nominal species, with a large and variable number of associated species. Among these are Morella cerifera, Baccharis halimifolia, Rhynchospora corniculata, Lycopus rubellus, Nekemias arborea, Wisteria frutescens, Woodwardia areolata, Triadenum walteri, Salix nigra, Juncus effusus, Boehmeria cylindrica, Saururus cernuus, Itea virginica, Mikania scandens, Smilax walteri, Hibiscus lasiocarpos, Nyssa aquatica, Pluchea sp., and Hydrocotyle umbellata. The vegetation occurs in a zone ringing the shores of ponds and extending into standing water and may possibly occur in other wetland types. It is currently known from the Coastal Plain of Mississippi but is likely in other Gulf Coast and interior states.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: An occurrence in Mississippi (Homochitto National Forest) developed in a spring-fed wetland following destruction of the canopy of a cypress - tupelo forest by fire. Vegetation containing Sparganium americanum is reported from Fort Gordon, Georgia (L. Gawin pers. comm.).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Vegetation is dominated by Sparganium americanum and Saccharum giganteum, with a large and variable number of associated species. Among these are Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Baccharis halimifolia, Rhynchospora corniculata, Lycopus rubellus, Nekemias arborea (= Ampelopsis arborea), Wisteria frutescens, Woodwardia areolata, Triadenum walteri, Salix nigra, Juncus effusus, Boehmeria cylindrica, Saururus cernuus, Itea virginica, Mikania scandens, Smilax walteri, Hibiscus lasiocarpos (= Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos), Nyssa aquatica, Pluchea sp., and Hydrocotyle umbellata. The vegetation occurs in a zone ringing the shores of ponds and extending into standing water and may possibly occur in other wetland types.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This is a type of Gulf Coastal Plain marsh or pondshore herbaceous vegetation. It is currently known from the Coastal Plain of Mississippi but is likely in other Gulf Coast and interior states.
Geographic Range: This Gulf Coastal Plain marsh or pondshore herbaceous vegetation is currently known from the Coastal Plain of Mississippi but is likely in other Gulf Coast and interior states.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL?, FL?, GA, LA?, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687202
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 | A1383 Broad-fruit Horned Beaksedge - Narrow-fruit Horned Beaksedge Pondshore Marsh Alliance | A1383 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
| Association | CEGL004769 American Bur-reed - Sugarcane Plumegrass Marsh | CEGL004769 | 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
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- MSNHP [Mississippi Natural Heritage Program]. 2006. Ecological communities of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 9 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.