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CEGL004673 Imperata cylindrica Ruderal Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Cogongrass Ruderal Grassland
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Cogongrass Grassland
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Grasslands of the sod-forming alien species Imperata cylindrica. This community is usually essentially monospecific, dominated by a dense turf of Imperata cylindrica. Many areas occupied by this community are abandoned agricultural lands or other disturbed areas, but others include barrier island dunes. Scattered trees (particularly of successional species) may occur. It is found in the southeastern U.S. from Georgia to Mississippi.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This ruderal grassland is found in the southeastern U.S. from Georgia to Mississippi.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA?, MS
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688304
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 | CEGL004673 Cogongrass Ruderal Grassland | CEGL004673 | 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: 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.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.