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CEGL004110 Fimbristylis castanea - Paspalum distichum Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Marsh Fimbry - Knotgrass Marsh
Colloquial Name: Florida Panhandle Dune Swale
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This dune swale community of the Florida Panhandle Gulf Coast is dominated by Fimbristylis castanea and/or Paspalum distichum. In some examples, Fimbristylis castanea may occur in nearly monospecific stands, or sometimes intermixed with Panicum amarum var. amarulum, Iva imbricata, Sesuvium portulacastrum, and Lilaeopsis carolinensis.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: On the panhandle and southwestern Gulf coasts of Florida, it is a common colonizer of drying tide pools and brackish flats on recently built-out beaches (A. Johnson pers. obs.).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This type is dominated by halophytic species, including Fimbristylis castanea, Paspalum distichum, Panicum amarum var. amarulum (= Panicum amarulum), and/or Iva imbricata (Johnson 1997).
Dynamics: This dune swale community is maintained by periodic incursion of seawater. The dominant species apparently rapidly colonize bare sand patches. The formation of a seaward dune ridge which cuts off seawater inflow will lead to successional replacement of this type by a Eragrostis elliottii type within 4-7 years (Johnson 1997).
Environmental Description: This type occurs in early-successional brackish interdune swales and backdune flats.
Geographic Range: This dune swale community occurs in the Florida Panhandle Gulf Coast.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687792
Confidence Level: Low
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.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.c Marsh Fimbry - Spikerush species - Southern Umbrella-sedge Coastal Interdunal Marsh & Prairie Group | G777 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c |
| Alliance | A1372 Marsh Fimbry - Common Threesquare Coastal Marsh Alliance | A1372 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c |
| Association | CEGL004110 Marsh Fimbry - Knotgrass Marsh | CEGL004110 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Paspalum / Fimbristylis Swales (Johnson 1997)
- Au, S. 1974. Vegetation and ecological processes on Shackleford Bank, North Carolina. USDI National Park Service, Scientific Monograph No. 6.
- Johnson, A. F. 1997. Rates of vegetation succession on a coastal dune system in northwest Florida. Journal of Coastal Research 13:373-384.
- Johnson, Ann F. Personal communication. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee.
- Sauer, J. D. 1967. Geographic reconnaissance of seashore vegetation along the Mexican Gulf Coast. Louisiana State University Press, Coastal Studies Series No. 21, Baton Rouge.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.