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CEGL004960 Eleocharis (elongata, equisetoides) - Rhynchospora tracyi Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: (Slim Spikerush, Horsetail Spikerush) - Tracy''s Beaksedge Marsh
Colloquial Name: Coastal Plain Spikerush - Beaksedge Marsh
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This broadly defined type represents vegetation of deeper coastal plain depressional wetlands, typically dominated by aquatic Eleocharis spp., such as Eleocharis elongata, Eleocharis equisetoides and Eleocharis cellulosa, in the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the East Gulf Coastal Plain. Rhynchospora tracyi may also be present. These depressions can be of various geomorphic origins, including limesinks and interdune swales. Additional geographic types may be developed as more specific information becomes available.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is documented on Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge (Baldwin County, Alabama). Examples on the Apalachicola National Forest (Florida) are found in the deeper parts of limesink depressional wetlands.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This vegetation is typically dominated by aquatic Eleocharis spp., such as Eleocharis elongata, Eleocharis equisetoides, and Eleocharis cellulosa. Rhynchospora tracyi may also be present. An example from the Apalachicola National Forest (Florida) is dominated by Eleocharis equisetoides with Mayaca fluviatilis, Nuphar advena (= Nuphar lutea ssp. advena), and scattered Panicum hemitomon (which dominates an adjacent seasonally flooded zone) (NatureServe Ecology unpubl. data).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This vegetation of deeper coastal plain depressional wetlands is found in the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the East Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States. These depressions can be of various geomorphic origins, including limesinks and interdune swales. This includes the deepest and central zone of limesinks, where standing water is typically always present.
Geographic Range: This association is found in the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the East Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA, LA?, MS?, NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688641
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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 | A3401 Slim Spikerush - Horsetail Spikerush - Southern Umbrella-sedge Interdunal Marsh Alliance | A3401 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c |
| Association | CEGL004960 (Slim Spikerush, Horsetail Spikerush) - Tracy''s Beaksedge Marsh | CEGL004960 | 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: No Data Available
- ALNHP [Alabama Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data on file. Alabama Natural Heritage Program, Auburn University.
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- NatureServe Ecology - Southeastern United States. No date. Unpublished data. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.