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CEGL004114 Paspalum vaginatum Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Seashore Crowngrass Marsh
Colloquial Name: Crowngrass Interdune Swale
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association occurs in shallow interdune swales, and is dominated by Paspalum vaginatum, in often monospecific stands. In Florida, this often occurs in close association with ~Fimbristylis castanea - Paspalum distichum Marsh (CEGL004110)$$. In Texas, this vegetation may also occur in artificial ponds and other wetlands on barrier islands and mainland areas near the coast. Paspalum vaginatum is a pioneer species colonizing damp, brackish sand flats as a widely creeping, prostrate, stoloniferous mat. With time it may develop into a dense sward of vertically oriented stems. This grassy sward may in turn be replaced by woody vegetation, including Avicennia germinans, Baccharis halimifolia, and Borrichia frutescens.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Paspalum vaginatum ranges from North Carolina south to Florida and Texas, through Central and South America to Argentina (Hitchcock and Chase 1971) and is found in the Old World tropics as well (Sauer 1982).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This vegetation is dominated by Paspalum vaginatum. In addition, Sesuvium portulacastrum may be present.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This freshwater to slightly brackish association occurs in interdunal swales, artificial ponds and impoundments and other wetlands on barrier islands and mainland areas near the coast. In Texas, it may dominate shallow depressions or form a fringe around deeper areas supporting aquatic vegetation.
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688857
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G4
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 | CEGL004114 Seashore Crowngrass Marsh | CEGL004114 | 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
- FNAI [Florida Natural Areas Inventory]. 2010a. Guide to the natural communities of Florida: 2010 edition. Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL. 228 pp. [https://fnai.org/naturalcommguide.cfm]
- Hitchcock, A. S., and A. Chase. 1971. Manual of the grasses of the United States. Second edition. Dover Publications, New York. 2 volumes. 1051 pp.
- Sauer, J. D. 1982. Cayman Islands seashore vegetation: A study in comparative biogeography. University of California Publications in Geography Volume 25, University of California Press, Berkeley. 161 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.