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CEGL002563 Nymphaea tetragona - Nuphar (microphylla, variegata) Aquatic Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pygmy Water-lily - (Yellow Pond-lily, Variegated Yellow Pond-lily) Aquatic Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Boreal Water-lily Aquatic Wetland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This water-lily aquatic community is found in the boreal regions of central Canada and may occur in the United States. Stands occur on the margins of lakes or in ponds and slow-moving rivers. The vegetation is dominated by rooted aquatics, with at least 25% cover. Dominants include Nymphaea tetragona, Nuphar microphylla and Nuphar variegata.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type was proposed by the Manitoba CDC (meeting Nov 3, 1994). New species Nymphaea leibergii may be segregated from Nymphaea tetragona (Flora of North America, Vol. III), but both have a boreal distribution. Type may occur north of the range of Nymphaea odorata, and thus may not be expected in the United States.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The vegetation is dominated by rooted aquatics, with at least 25% cover. Dominants include Nymphaea tetragona, Nuphar microphylla (= Nuphar lutea ssp. pumila) and Nuphar variegata (= Nuphar lutea ssp. variegata) (J. Greenall pers. comm. 1994).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands occur on the margins of lakes, or in ponds and slow-moving rivers.
Geographic Range: This water-lily aquatic type is found in the northern regions of the upper midwestern United States and in central Canada.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MB, MN, ON, QC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4G5
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 5 Aquatic Vegetation Class | C05 | 5 |
| Subclass | 5.B Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Subclass | S13 | 5.B |
| Formation | 5.B.2 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Formation | F057 | 5.B.2 |
| Division | 5.B.2.Na North American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Division | D049 | 5.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 5.B.2.Na.1 Hornwort species - Pond-lily species - Pondweed species Eastern North American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Macrogroup | M108 | 5.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 5.B.2.Na.1.a American White Water-lily - Sago Pondweed - Pondweed species Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Group | G114 | 5.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A4064 American White Water-lily - Pond-lily species - Watershield Aquatic Vegetation Alliance | A4064 | 5.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL002563 Pygmy Water-lily - (Yellow Pond-lily, Variegated Yellow Pond-lily) Aquatic Vegetation | CEGL002563 | 5.B.2.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Nymphaea tetragona - Nuphar lutea (ssp. pumila, ssp. variegata) Herbaceous Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
- CDPNQ [Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec]. No date. Unpublished data. Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec, Québec.
- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
- Greenall, J. A. 1996. Manitoba''s terrestrial plant communities. MS Report 96-02. Manitoba Conservation Data Centre, Winnipeg.
- Greenall, Jason. Personal communication. Botanist/Ecologist, Manitoba Conservation Data Centre, Department of Natural Resources, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- MNNHP [Minnesota Natural Heritage Program]. 1993. Minnesota''s native vegetation: A key to natural communities. Version 1.5. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program, St. Paul, MN. 110 pp.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.