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CEGL004526 Typha latifolia - Thalia dealbata Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Broadleaf Cattail - Powdery Alligator-flag Marsh
Colloquial Name: Cattail - Alligator-flag Marsh
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This vegetation type consists of natural or disturbed marshes dominated by Typha latifolia and Thalia dealbata. It is known from the West Gulf Coastal Plain, in southeastern Oklahoma, and likely in eastern Texas. Little is known about the dynamics, naturalness, or composition of this association.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: In Arkansas, there are isolated occurrences of Thalia dealbata as a dominant, primarily in ditches and unplowed areas in agricultural fields. It is uncertain whether these sites are large or long-lived enough to be classified here.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This vegetation type is dominated by Thalia dealbata. In Oklahoma, the associated species for the "Typha latifolia - Thalia dealbata herbaceous association" include Hibiscus laevis, Justicia americana, Polygonum amphibium, Pontederia cordata, and Typha latifolia (Hoagland 2000).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This vegetation type is known from the West Gulf Coastal Plain, in southeastern Oklahoma, and likely in eastern Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR?, OK, TX?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687380
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.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D323 | 2.C.4.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nd.2 Broadleaf Cattail - White Snakeroot - Rush species Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M069 | 2.C.4.Nd.2 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.2.a Bulrush species - Cattail species Freshwater Marsh Group | G125 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.a |
| Alliance | A1436 Narrowleaf Cattail - Broadleaf Cattail - Bulrush species Deep Marsh Alliance | A1436 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.a |
| Association | CEGL004526 Broadleaf Cattail - Powdery Alligator-flag Marsh | CEGL004526 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.a |
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. 1998c. Oklahoma riparian vegetation. In: A. Fallon and M. Smolen, editors. Riparian area management handbook. Publication number E-952. Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.