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CEGL004592 Schoenoplectus americanus - Flaveria chlorifolia - (Helianthus paradoxus) Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Chairmaker''s Bulrush - Clasping Yellowtops - (Paradox Sunflower) Marsh
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community occurs in cienegas in Trans-Pecos Texas and possibly also in southern New Mexico. Schoenoplectus americanus dominates, though Flaveria chlorifolia or Helianthus paradoxus may locally dominate. Other species include Samolus ebracteatus ssp. cuneatus, Limonium limbatum, and Distichlis spicata. Most examples of this community have been heavily altered hydrologically by use of water for irrigation.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples at Diamond Y Preserve, Pecos County, Texas.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Schoenoplectus americanus (= Scirpus americanus) dominates, though Flaveria chlorifolia or Helianthus paradoxus may locally dominate. Other species include Samolus ebracteatus ssp. cuneatus, Limonium limbatum, and Distichlis spicata.
Dynamics: Most examples of this community have been heavily altered hydrologically by use of water for irrigation.
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This community occurs in cienegas in Trans-Pecos Texas and possibly also in southern New Mexico.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NM?, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688572
Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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.1 Arid West Interior Freshwater Marsh Macrogroup | M888 | 2.C.4.Nb.1 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nb.1.a Clubrush species - Cattail species Interior Freshwater Marsh Group | G531 | 2.C.4.Nb.1.a |
| Alliance | A3895 Chairmaker''s Bulrush - Hardstem Bulrush - California Bulrush Marsh Alliance | A3895 | 2.C.4.Nb.1.a |
| Association | CEGL004592 Chairmaker''s Bulrush - Clasping Yellowtops - (Paradox Sunflower) Marsh | CEGL004592 | 2.C.4.Nb.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < Schoenoplectus americanus (Keeler-Wolf 2007)
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Keeler-Wolf, T. 2007. Mojave Desert scrub vegetation. Pages 609-656 in: M. G. Barbour, T. Keeler-Wolf, and A. A. Schoenherr, editors. Terrestrial vegetation of California. Third edition. University of California Press, Berkeley.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.