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CEGL004962 Panicum virgatum - (Cladium mariscus, Juncus roemerianus) Salt Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Switchgrass - (Swamp Sawgrass, Black Needlerush) Salt Marsh
Colloquial Name: Southern Switchgrass Tidal Fringe Grassland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This southern switchgrass tidal grassland of the Gulf Coast is dominated by Panicum virgatum. Other characteristic species may include Juncus roemerianus, Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Sagittaria lancifolia, and Spartina cynosuroides. This association occurs in brackish to nearly freshwater tidal marshes, usually slightly upslope from Juncus roemerianus marshes, and often adjacent to nearby upland (or saturated non-tidal) forests. Sometimes it occurs on higher ground on the edges of tidal creeks.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This type occurs in Alabama and Mississippi and possibly Louisiana and Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL?, LA?, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687678
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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.5 Salt Marsh Formation | F035 | 2.C.5 |
| Division | 2.C.5.Nb North American Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Salt Marsh Division | D034 | 2.C.5.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.5.Nb.1 North American Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Salt Marsh Macrogroup | M079 | 2.C.5.Nb.1 |
| Group | 2.C.5.Nb.1.c Saltmeadow Cordgrass - Jesuit''s-bark High Salt Marsh Group | G121 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.c |
| Alliance | A4020 Black Needlerush Salt Marsh Alliance | A4020 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.c |
| Association | CEGL004962 Switchgrass - (Swamp Sawgrass, Black Needlerush) Salt Marsh | CEGL004962 | 2.C.5.Nb.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data on file. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn University.
- 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.