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CEGL003329 Lilaeopsis occidentalis Mudflat
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Western Grasswort Mudflat
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community type appears limited to the Columbia River surge plain downriver from Longview, Washington. It occurs in protected areas on muds. It is an emergent community type subject to daily freshwater tidal inundation and is characterized by the codominance of Lilaeopsis occidentalis and Crassula aquatica. Other taxa include Callitriche spp., Elatine spp., Eleocharis acicularis, Eleocharis palustris, and Limosella aquatica.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Although Lilaeopsis occidentalis occurs as far upriver as Vancouver and Tillaea aquatica as far as Bonneville Dam, their co-occurrence is limited to the surge plain below Longview.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This is an emergent community type subject to daily freshwater tidal inundation and is characterized by the codominance of Lilaeopsis occidentalis and Crassula aquatica (= Tillaea aquatica). Other taxa include Callitriche spp., Elatine spp., Eleocharis acicularis, Eleocharis palustris, and Limosella aquatica.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: CA?,US
States/Provinces: BC?, OR, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688337
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4
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.Nb Western North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D031 | 2.C.4.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nb.4 Vancouverian Lowland Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M073 | 2.C.4.Nb.4 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nb.4.a Blunt Spikerush - Teal Lovegrass - Marsh Seedbox Temperate Pacific Freshwater Wet Mudflat Group | G525 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.a |
| Alliance | A3901 Western Grasswort Freshwater Tidal Mudflat Alliance | A3901 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.a |
| Association | CEGL003329 Western Grasswort Mudflat | CEGL003329 | 2.C.4.Nb.4.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Lilaeopsis occidentalis - Tillaea aquatica community type (Kunze 1994) [(pp. 54, 97)]
= Lilaeopsis occidentalis (McCain and Christy 2005) [3 plots]
= Lilaeopsis occidentalis (McCain and Christy 2005) [3 plots]
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- Christy, J. A., and J. A. Putera. 1993. Lower Columbia River Natural Area Inventory, 1992. Oregon Natural Heritage Program, Portland. 75 pp.
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