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CEGL007894 Sagittaria lancifolia - Typha spp. - Ludwigia spp. Tidal Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bull-tongue Arrowhead - Cattail species - Seedbox species Tidal Marsh
Colloquial Name: Arrowhead Thick Mat Flotant Marsh
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This fresh flotant marsh type of the Chenier and Deltaic plains of Louisiana is dominated by Sagittaria lancifolia, with Typha spp. and Ludwigia spp. as the most common associates. It generally occurs inland from the oligohaline marsh types and is often interspersed with other fresh marsh types [see ~Panicum hemitomon Marsh (CEGL004665)$$]. Species richness in this marsh type is relatively high, especially in the Chenier Plain examples.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type is often a floating marsh type in the Deltaic Plain (approximately 50% of the occurrences).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: In addition to Sagittaria lancifolia, Typha spp., and Ludwigia spp., other commonly occurring species in the Chenier Plain include Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense (= Cladium jamaicense), Sesbania drummondii, Panicum hemitomon, Sacciolepis striata, Schoenoplectus californicus (= Scirpus californicus), Eleocharis spp., Nymphaea odorata, Polygonum spp., Spartina patens, and others; while in the Deltaic Plain common associates include Eleocharis baldwinii, Leersia spp., Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Decodon verticillatus, Polygonum spp., Lythrum lineare, Schoenoplectus californicus, Panicum hemitomon, and others.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This freshwater floating ("flotant") marsh type generally occurs inland from oligohaline marsh types and is often interspersed with other fresh marsh types.
Geographic Range: This fresh flotant marsh type occurs in the Chenier and Deltaic plains of Louisiana.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687295
Confidence Level: Moderate
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.Ne Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D322 | 2.C.4.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Ne.1 Annual Wild Rice - Saltmeadow Cordgrass - Pickerelweed Fresh-Oligohaline Tidal Marsh Macrogroup | M066 | 2.C.4.Ne.1 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Ne.1.b <i>Zizaniopsis milacea - Spartina patens - Panicum hemotimon</i> Freshwater Tidal Marsh Group | G913 | 2.C.4.Ne.1.b |
| Alliance | A1987 Bull-tongue Arrowhead Gulf Coast Tidal Freshwater Marsh Alliance | A1987 | 2.C.4.Ne.1.b |
| Association | CEGL007894 Bull-tongue Arrowhead - Cattail species - Seedbox species Tidal Marsh | CEGL007894 | 2.C.4.Ne.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Sagittaria Thick Mat Marsh (Sasser et al. 1996)
< Fresh Bulltongue (Visser et al. 2000)
= Fresh Bulltongue (Visser et al. 1998)
= Fresh Bulltongue Marsh (Visser and Sasser 1998)
< Fresh Bulltongue (Visser et al. 2000)
= Fresh Bulltongue (Visser et al. 1998)
= Fresh Bulltongue Marsh (Visser and Sasser 1998)
- LNHP [Louisiana Natural Heritage Program]. 2009. Natural communities of Louisiana. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Baton Rouge. 46 pp. [http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/page_wildlife/6776-Rare%20Natural%20Communities/LA_NAT_COM.pdf]
- Sasser, C. E., J. G. Gosselink, E. M. Swenson, M. Swarzenski, and N. C. Leibowitz. 1996. Vegetation, substrate and hydrology in floating marshes in the Mississippi River delta plain wetlands, USA. Vegetatio 122:129-142.
- Smith, L. 1999. Coastal marsh types currently recognized in Louisiana and relationships with existing types in ICEC-TNC. Draft report. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Natural Heritage Program, Baton Rouge. 20 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Visser, J. M., C. E. Sasser, R. H. Chabreck, and R. G. Linscombe. 1998. Marsh vegetation types of the Mississippi River Deltaic Plain. Estuaries 21(48):818-828.
- Visser, J. M., C. E. Sasser, R. H. Chabreck, and R. G. Linscombe. 2000. Marsh vegetation types of the Chenier Plain, Louisiana, USA. Estuaries 23(3):318-327.
- Visser, J. M., and C. E. Sasser. 1998. 1997 Coastal vegetation analysis. Unpublished report to Greg Steyer, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Baton Rouge, LA. Draft report November 20, 1998. 47 pp.