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CEGL004154 Aristida beyrichiana - Rhynchospora oligantha - Carphephorus pseudoliatris - Sarracenia (flava, leucophylla) Seepage Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Beyrich''s Three-awn - Feather-bristle Beaksedge - Gulf Chaffhead - (Yellow Pitcherplant, Crimson Pitcherplant) Seepage Meadow
Colloquial Name: East Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Prairie
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This savanna or wet prairie association occurs in the western Florida Panhandle and adjacent Alabama and Mississippi. It occurs in a pine flatwoods landscape, on very gently sloping to almost level topography, and often has a scattered canopy (typically 5-10% cover) of stunted Pinus palustris and Pinus elliottii var. elliottii. Characteristic herbaceous species include Aristida beyrichiana, Rhynchospora oligantha, Rhynchospora spp., Sporobolus floridanus (rarely), Scleria baldwinii, Carphephorus pseudoliatris, Sarracenia leucophylla, Sarracenia psittacina, Drosera tracyi, Asclepias connivens, Asclepias rubra, Rhynchospora plumosa, Eriocaulon decangulare, Eriocaulon compressum, Eriocaulon texense, Balduina uniflora, Polygala spp., Rhexia lutea, Sabatia macrophylla, Aletris aurea, Aletris lutea, Eryngium integrifolium, Bigelowia nudata, Xyris scabrifolia, Carex turgescens, and Muhlenbergia expansa. Patchy shrubs include Gaylussacia mosieri, Ilex glabra, Morella caroliniensis, Magnolia virginiana, Lyonia lucida, Clethra alnifolia, Hypericum sp., Cliftonia monophylla, Smilax laurifolia, Ilex coriacea, and Morella inodora.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples occur on Blackwater River State Forest, Florida.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Examples often have a scattered canopy (typically 5-10% cover) of stunted Pinus palustris and Pinus elliottii var. elliottii. Characteristic herbaceous species include Aristida beyrichiana, Rhynchospora oligantha, Rhynchospora spp., Sporobolus floridanus (rarely), Scleria baldwinii, Carphephorus pseudoliatris, Sarracenia leucophylla, Sarracenia psittacina, Drosera tracyi, Asclepias connivens, Asclepias rubra, Rhynchospora plumosa, Eriocaulon decangulare, Eriocaulon compressum, Eriocaulon texense, Balduina uniflora, Polygala spp., Rhexia lutea, Sabatia macrophylla, Aletris aurea, Aletris lutea, Eryngium integrifolium, Bigelowia nudata, Xyris scabrifolia, Carex turgescens, and Muhlenbergia expansa. Patchy shrubs include Gaylussacia mosieri, Ilex glabra, Morella caroliniensis (= Myrica heterophylla), Magnolia virginiana, Lyonia lucida, Clethra alnifolia, Hypericum sp., Cliftonia monophylla, Smilax laurifolia, Ilex coriacea, and Morella inodora (= Myrica inodora).
Dynamics: More information is needed to clarify the relative importance of seepage and seasonally high water tables in this habitat.
Environmental Description: This association occurs in the western Florida Panhandle and adjacent Alabama and Mississippi. It occurs in a pine flatwoods landscape, on very gently sloping to almost level topography.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in the western Florida Panhandle and adjacent Alabama and Mississippi.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
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.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.e Beaksedge species - Pitcherplant species Seep Group | G187 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.e |
| Alliance | A1463 Feather-bristle Beaksedge - Pitcherplant species - Toothache Grass Seep Alliance | A1463 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.e |
| Association | CEGL004154 Beyrich''s Three-awn - Feather-bristle Beaksedge - Gulf Chaffhead - (Yellow Pitcherplant, Crimson Pitcherplant) Seepage Meadow | CEGL004154 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.e |
Concept Lineage: This concept includes the former Pinus elliottii var. elliottii / Rhynchospora spp. - Sarracenia spp. Woodland (CEGL003642).
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Panhandle Seepage Savannas (Carr et al. 2010)
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data on file. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn University.
- Carr, S. C., K. M. Robertson, and R. K. Peet. 2010. A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75(2):153-189.
- FNAI [Florida Natural Areas Inventory]. 2010a. Guide to the natural communities of Florida: 2010 edition. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL. 228 pp. [https://fnai.org/naturalcommguide.cfm]
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.