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CEGL007836 Spartina patens - Fimbristylis (caroliniana, castanea) - (Panicum virgatum) Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Saltmeadow Cordgrass - (Carolina Fimbry, Marsh Fimbry) - (Switchgrass) Marsh
Colloquial Name: Texas Coastal Bend Interdune Swale Grassland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This non-tidal maritime grassland occurs in seasonally and periodically flooded to saturated interdune swales on barrier islands and the Ingleside barrier-strandplain in the Coastal Bend of Texas. It may also occur in Louisiana and Tamaulipas, Mexico. Dominant herbs can include Spartina patens, Panicum virgatum, Fimbristylis caroliniana, Fimbristylis castanea, and Hydrocotyle bonariensis. Other species include Paspalum monostachyum, Andropogon glomeratus, Andropogon virginicus, Centella erecta, Rhynchospora colorata, Eragrostis sp., Juncus sp., Phyla nodiflora, Pluchea foetida, Rhynchospora spp., and Samolus ebracteatus. On the Ingleside barrier-strandplain along the Coastal Bend of Texas, some occurrences lack Spartina patens and are dominated by Panicum virgatum. A sparse shrub layer dominated by Morella cerifera is sometimes present.
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: Dominant herbs can include Spartina patens, Panicum virgatum, Fimbristylis caroliniana, Fimbristylis castanea, and Hydrocotyle bonariensis. Other species include Paspalum monostachyum, Andropogon glomeratus, Andropogon virginicus, Centella erecta, Rhynchospora colorata (= Dichromena colorata), Eragrostis sp., Juncus sp., Phyla nodiflora, Pluchea foetida, Rhynchospora spp., and Samolus ebracteatus. On the Ingleside barrier-strandplain along the Coastal Bend of Texas, some occurrences lack Spartina patens and are dominated by Panicum virgatum. A sparse shrub layer dominated by Morella cerifera is sometimes present.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This non-tidal maritime grassland occurs in seasonally and periodically flooded to saturated interdune swales on barrier islands and the Ingleside barrier-strandplain in the Coastal Bend of Texas. This is a non-tidal community occurring in areas elevated above the normal reach of tides.
Geographic Range: This community is known from barrier islands and the Ingleside barrier-strandplain in the Coastal Bend of Texas. It may also occur in Louisiana and Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Nations: MX?,US
States/Provinces: LA?, MXTAM?, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688274
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Ne Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D322 | 2.C.4.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Ne.2 Beaksedge species - Spikerush species - Panicgrass species Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Prairie & Marsh Macrogroup | M067 | 2.C.4.Ne.2 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c Marsh Fimbry - Spikerush species - Southern Umbrella-sedge Coastal Interdunal Marsh & Prairie Group | G777 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c |
| Alliance | A3692 Saltmeadow Cordgrass - Common Threesquare Coastal Marsh Alliance | A3692 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c |
| Association | CEGL007836 Saltmeadow Cordgrass - (Carolina Fimbry, Marsh Fimbry) - (Switchgrass) Marsh | CEGL007836 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Interdune Association (McAlister and McAlister 1993)
- LNHP [Louisiana Natural Heritage Program]. 2009. Natural communities of Louisiana. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Baton Rouge. 46 pp. [http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/page_wildlife/6776-Rare%20Natural%20Communities/LA_NAT_COM.pdf]
- McAlister, W. H., and M. K. McAlister. 1993. A naturalist''s guide: Matagorda Island. University of Texas Press, Austin. 354 pp.
- McAlister, W. H., and M. K. McAlister. 1995. A naturalist''s guide: Aransas. University of Texas Press, Austin. 354 pp.
- Peet, R. K., T. R. Wentworth, M. P. Schafale, and A.S. Weakley. No date. Unpublished data of the North Carolina Vegetation Survey. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.