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CEGL004953 Fuirena scirpoidea - Panicum tenerum - Dichanthelium wrightianum - Andropogon capillipes Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Southern Umbrella-sedge - Bluejoint Panicgrass - Wright''s Rosette Grass - Chalky Bluestem Grassland
Colloquial Name: East Gulf Coastal Plain Interdune Swale
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs in seasonally flooded (but shallow and relatively short duration) interdune swales on the East Gulf Coastal Plain, including those on barrier islands. Characteristic species include Fuirena scirpoidea, Panicum tenerum, Dichanthelium wrightianum, and Andropogon capillipes.
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: Characteristic species observed in southern Alabama include Fuirena scirpoidea, Panicum tenerum, Dichanthelium wrightianum, and Andropogon capillipes (M. Pyne pers. obs., A. Weakley pers. obs.). Some Mississippi data include Fuirena scirpoidea, Dichanthelium sabulorum, and Euthamia leptocephala as components of the "Barrier Island Mesic/Dry Meadow" (Wieland 2000b), which seems to be apparently related. For the time being, this is accommodated in this type.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association occurs in seasonally flooded (but shallow and relatively short duration) interdune swales.
Geographic Range: This association occurs on the East Gulf Coastal Plain from Mississippi to Florida (?).
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL?, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687823
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Na Eastern North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D026 | 2.B.4.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Na.2 American Beachgrass - Sea-oats - Seaside Goldenrod Dune & Grassland Macrogroup | M057 | 2.B.4.Na.2 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.2.a Wax-myrtle - Sea-oats - Shore Little Bluestem Dune & Grassland Group | G494 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A3687 Chalky Bluestem - Bluejoint Panicgrass - Wright''s Rosette Grass Wet Grassland Alliance | A3687 | 2.B.4.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL004953 Southern Umbrella-sedge - Bluejoint Panicgrass - Wright''s Rosette Grass - Chalky Bluestem Grassland | CEGL004953 | 2.B.4.Na.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
- 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.
- Pyne, Milo. Personal communication. Southeast Regional Ecologist. NatureServe, Southeast Regional Office, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Weakley, Alan, PhD. Personal communication. Curator, UNC Herbarium, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Formerly Chief Ecologist, NatureServe, Southeast Region, Durham, NC.