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CEGL004700 Paspalum notatum Ruderal Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bahia Grass Ruderal Grassland
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Bahia Grass Grassland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association represents improved pastures, roadsides and lawns of the Southeastern Coastal Plain dominated by the introduced grass Paspalum notatum, on a wide variety of soils and sites. Various remnant native species occur to varying degrees and are sometimes codominant.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Although originally planted, Paspalum notatum maintains itself spontaneously, though especially so with continued grazing or mowing, and this vegetation is considered "ruderal." This vegetation is reported from the southeastern tip of the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain, in the "loamhills" of Fort Benning, Georgia (M. Mulligan pers. comm. 2001).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: These improved pastures, roadsides and lawns are dominated by Paspalum notatum, with varying degrees of native composition remaining. Various remnant native species occur to varying degrees and are sometimes codominant.
Dynamics: Although originally planted, Paspalum notatum maintains itself spontaneously, though especially so with continued grazing or mowing, and this vegetation is considered ''semi-natural.''
Environmental Description: This improved pasture association occurs on a wide variety of soils and sites in uplands of the Southeastern Coastal Plain.
Geographic Range: This improved pasture, roadside and lawn vegetation is found in the Southeastern Coastal Plain, including the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688158
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 | CEGL004700 Bahia Grass Ruderal Grassland | CEGL004700 | 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: ? Cleared Rural Upland (Wolfe 1990)
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Lea, C., B. Waltermire, and C. Nordman. 2013. Vegetation classification and mapping, Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/GULN/NRTR--2013/710. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- Mulligan, Maureen. Personal communication. Ecologist, TNC Fort Benning Project, Fort Benning, GA.
- Nordman, C., M. Russo, and L. Smart. 2011. Vegetation types of the Natchez Trace Parkway, based on the U.S. National Vegetation Classification. NatureServe Central Databases (International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications). Arlington, VA. Data current as of 11 April 2011. 548 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Wolfe, S. H., editor. 1990. An ecological characterization of the Florida Springs Coast: Pithlachascotee to Waccasassa rivers. USDI Fish & Wildlife Service, Biological Report 90(21). Slidell, LA. 323 pp.