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CEGL004883 Stenotaphrum secundatum Ruderal Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: St. Augustine Grass Ruderal Grassland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association consists of planted or semi-natural grasslands dominated by Stenotaphrum secundatum with varying degrees of native composition remaining, on a wide variety of soils and sites occurring in the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Florida and possibly in other states and ecoregions.
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: This association is dominated by Stenotaphrum secundatum occurring either as a monoculture or with a mix of native and non-native species, including the native species Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Drymaria cordata, and Hydrocotyle umbellata, and exotic and/or invasive species Cynodon dactylon, Medicago lupulina, Oxalis corniculata, Paspalum notatum, and Poa annua.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association consists of planted or semi-natural grasslands of Stenotaphrum secundatum.
Geographic Range: These planted or semi-natural grasslands occur in Florida and possibly Georgia in the U.S., as well as the Bahamas and Puerto Rico.
Nations: BS,PR,US
States/Provinces: FL, GA?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688108
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nh Southeastern North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D102 | 2.B.2.Nh |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nh.90 Broomsedge Bluestem - Blackberry species - Annual Ragweed Southeastern Ruderal Grassland & Shrubland Macrogroup | M307 | 2.B.2.Nh.90 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nh.90.a Broomsedge Bluestem - Annual Ragweed - Sawtooth Blackberry Ruderal Grassland & Shrubland Group | G583 | 2.B.2.Nh.90.a |
| Alliance | A3321 Broomsedge Bluestem - Annual Ragweed - Canadian Horseweed Eastern Ruderal Grassland Alliance | A3321 | 2.B.2.Nh.90.a |
| Association | CEGL004883 St. Augustine Grass Ruderal Grassland | CEGL004883 | 2.B.2.Nh.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Stenotaphrum secundatum Herbaceous Alliance (Areces-Mallea et al. 1999)
= St. Augustine Grass Sward -- 49.6 (Dansereau 1966)
= St. Augustine Grass Sward -- 49.6 (Dansereau 1966)
- Areces-Mallea, A. E., A. S. Weakley, X. Li, R. G. Sayre, J. D. Parrish, C. V. Tipton, and T. Boucher. 1999. A guide to Caribbean vegetation types: Preliminary classification system and descriptions. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA. 166 pp.
- Dansereau, P. 1966. Studies on the vegetation of Puerto Rico. Part I. Description and integration of the plant-communities. University of Puerto Rico, Institute of Caribbean Sciences. Special Publication No. 1. Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. 287 pp.
- McManamay, R. H. 2017a. Vegetation mapping at Cumberland Island National Seashore. Natural Resource Report NPS/SECN/NRR--2017/1511. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 422 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.