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CEGL004699 Polygonum amphibium - (Polygonum hydropiperoides) Shoreline Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Water Knotweed - (Swamp Smartweed) Shoreline Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: Smartweed Pond
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association includes vegetation of wet depressions, lakes, and ponds dominated by Polygonum amphibium and/or Polygonum hydropiperoides. Its distribution is potentially very widespread.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This concept was originally based on data from Oklahoma (Hoagland and Collins 1997, Hoagland 2000).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This vegetation is apparently dominated by Polygonum amphibium and/or Polygonum hydropiperoides. More details are needed on the floristic composition of this community throughout its range.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Vegetation of wet depressions, lakes, and ponds.
Geographic Range: The full range of this vaguely defined element has not been determined. It was described from Oklahoma, and is presumed to occur elsewhere in the southeastern United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA?, KY, MS, OK, TN?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687308
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.3 Eastern North American Wet Shoreline Vegetation Macrogroup | M880 | 2.C.4.Nd.3 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.3.b Eastern North American Wet Shoreline Vegetation Group | G756 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.b |
| Alliance | A1881 Knotweed species Shoreline Wet Meadow Alliance | A1881 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.b |
| Association | CEGL004699 Water Knotweed - (Swamp Smartweed) Shoreline Wet Meadow | CEGL004699 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Hoagland, B. 2000. The vegetation of Oklahoma: A classification for landscape mapping and conservation planning. The Southwestern Naturalist 45(4):385-420.
- Hoagland, B. W., and S. L. Collins. 1997. Heterogeneity in shortgrass prairie vegetation: The role of playa lakes. Journal of Vegetation Science 8:277-286.
- 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.
- Nordman, C., M. Russo, and L. Smart. 2011. Vegetation types of the Natchez Trace Parkway, based on the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. NatureServe Central Databases (International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications). Arlington, VA. Data current as of 11 April 2011. 548 pp.
- Penfound, W. T. 1953. Plant communities of Oklahoma lakes. Ecology 34:561-583.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.