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CEGL008496 Schizachyrium scoparium - Schoenoplectus americanus - Juncus marginatus - Eupatorium serotinum Riverscour Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Little Bluestem - Chairmaker''s Bulrush - Grassleaf Rush - Late-flowering Thoroughwort Riverscour Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: Hiwassee / Ocoee Bedrock Riverscour Wet Meadow
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a riverscour community of the Hiwassee and Ocoee rivers of southeastern Tennessee. In this temporarily flooded riverscour community, the herbaceous species occur in bedrock crevices. Dominant species can be Schizachyrium scoparium (in the drier phase sites) or Schoenoplectus americanus (in the wetter phase sites). Other typical species include Juncus marginatus, Eupatorium serotinum, and scattered woody plants, including Platanus occidentalis, Betula nigra, and Salix nigra.
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: In this temporarily flooded riverscour community, the herbaceous species occur in bedrock crevices. Dominant species can be Schizachyrium scoparium (in the drier phase sites) or Schoenoplectus americanus (in the wetter phase sites). Other typical species include Juncus marginatus, Eupatorium serotinum, and scattered woody plants, including Platanus occidentalis, Betula nigra, and Salix nigra.
Dynamics: The habitat of this association has been affected and limited by the effects of impoundments and resulting changes in flooding regimes.
Environmental Description: This is a riverscour community of the Hiwassee and Ocoee rivers of southeastern Tennessee. In this temporarily flooded riverscour community, the herbaceous species occur in bedrock crevices.
Geographic Range: This association is restricted in distribution to the Hiwassee and the Ocoee rivers in southeastern Tennessee.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687228
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.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.4 Eastern North American Riverscour Vegetation Macrogroup | M881 | 2.C.4.Nd.4 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.4.a Central Interior-Appalachian Riverscour Barrens & Prairie Group | G753 | 2.C.4.Nd.4.a |
| Alliance | A3795 Little Bluestem Riverscour Prairie Alliance | A3795 | 2.C.4.Nd.4.a |
| Association | CEGL008496 Little Bluestem - Chairmaker''s Bulrush - Grassleaf Rush - Late-flowering Thoroughwort Riverscour Wet Meadow | CEGL008496 | 2.C.4.Nd.4.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? The Bluffs of Hiwassee Glades (Major pers. comm.)
- Major, C. S., C. Bailey, J. Donaldson, R. McCoy, C. Nordman, M. Williams, and D. Withers. 1999. An ecological inventory of selected sites in the Cherokee National Forest. Cost Share Agreement #99-CCS-0804-001. Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tennessee Division of Natural Heritage, Nashville, TN.
- Major, C. Smoot. Personal communication. Ecologist. Tennessee Natural Heritage Division, Nashville.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.