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CEGL003940 Cladium mariscus Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Swamp Sawgrass Marsh
Colloquial Name: Central Florida Sawgrass Marsh
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is dominated by dense, tall (1-3 m) Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense. Other wetland species are possible. This type covers sawgrass communities of the St. Johns marsh region of Florida and possibly elsewhere in the region. This area supports an extensive freshwater marsh.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association is dominated by dense, tall (1-3 m) Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense. Other wetland species are possible. More information is needed on the species composition of this type, especially as it compares with related sawgrass marsh of tropical Florida. It is presumed that due to the more northerly occurrence, this type has some floristic indicators either lacking or rare in the tropical community. Both types are generally described as being "dense" sawgrass communities (Kushlan 1990). Although the St. Johns region was beyond their study area, Hilsenbeck et al. (1979) noted that sawgrass marshes vary in a north-south pattern, with denser types (those with more robust individual plants) found in more northern areas.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: The hydroperiod of this community is not known, but a closely related sawgrass type of tropical Florida attains greatest density on sites covered by surface water most of the year (Loveless 1959). This same community, ~Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense - Bacopa caroliniana Marsh (CEGL003969)$$, reportedly has a 5- to 10-month hydroperiod and occupies relatively deep organic soils (Hilsenbeck et al. 1979).
Geographic Range: This association is reported from central Florida in the St. Johns marsh region and could occur elsewhere.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.a Pickerelweed - Maidencane River & Basin Freshwater Marsh & Wet Meadow Group | G188 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.a |
| Alliance | A1369 Swamp Sawgrass Floodplain Marsh Alliance | A1369 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.a |
| Association | CEGL003940 Swamp Sawgrass Marsh | CEGL003940 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Dense Sawgrass Marsh (Kushlan 1990)
- Hilsenbeck, C. E., R. H. Hofstetter, and T. R. Alexander. 1979. Preliminary synopsis of major plant communities in the East Everglades area: Vegetation map supplement. Unpublished document. Metropolitan Dade County Planning Department, Miami, FL.
- Kushlan, J. A. 1990. Freshwater marshes. Pages 324-363 in: R. L. Myers and J. J. Ewel, editors. Ecosystems of Florida. University of Central Florida Press, Orlando.
- Loveless, C. M. 1959. A study of the vegetation in the Florida Everglades. Ecology 40(1):1-9.
- Nongame Wildlife Program. 1992. Florida land cover. LANDSAT imagery at 1:1,000,000 scale. Nongame Wildlife Program, Office of Environmental Services, Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Tallahassee, in cooperation with Florida Department of Transportation and Florida Department of Natural Resources.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.