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CEGL004327 Nuphar orbiculata Aquatic Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Okefenokee Pond-lily Aquatic Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Okefenokee Pond-lily Aquatic Wetland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is found in blackwater rivers, streams and lakes, usually in stagnant water. Stands of this type are dominated by Nuphar orbiculata. In addition, Pontederia cordata may be present. This association occurs in a restricted range in Florida and Georgia in the Southeastern Coastal Plain of the United States and is fairly common in the Okefenokee Swamp.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is fairly common in the Okefenokee Swamp.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this type are dominated by Nuphar orbiculata (= Nuphar lutea ssp. orbiculata). In addition, Pontederia cordata may be present.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association is found in blackwater rivers, streams and lakes, usually in stagnant water.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in a restricted range in Florida and Georgia in the Southeastern Coastal Plain of the United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688105
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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 | CEGL004327 Okefenokee Pond-lily Aquatic Vegetation | CEGL004327 | 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: No Data Available
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.