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CEGL008420 Spartina pectinata - Tripsacum dactyloides Grassland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Prairie Cordgrass - Eastern Gamagrass Grassland
Colloquial Name: Arkansas Prairie Cordgrass - Gamagrass Swale
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: Wetland prairie of Arkansas and probably adjacent states of the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, West Gulf Coastal Plain and Interior Highlands ecoregions. The vegetation is dominated by Spartina pectinata and Tripsacum dactyloides. Associated species include Cephalanthus occidentalis, Hibiscus lasiocarpos, and others. Soils are hydric. This vegetation occupies swales and streamsides within upland prairies. Frequent fire (1-3 years) is required to maintain herbaceous dominance; otherwise, succession to woody dominance is rapid. Most areas have been lost to drainage and cultivation, but fire suppression may have played a part.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This wetland prairie vegetation is dominated by Spartina pectinata and Tripsacum dactyloides. Associated species include Cephalanthus occidentalis, Hibiscus lasiocarpos (= Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos), and others.
Dynamics: Frequent fire (1-3 years) is required to maintain herbaceous dominance; otherwise, succession to woody dominance is rapid.
Environmental Description: This vegetation occupies swales and streamsides within upland prairies. Soils are hydric.
Geographic Range: This wetland prairie occurs in Arkansas and probably adjacent states of the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, West Gulf Coastal Plain and Interior Highlands ecoregions.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR, LA?, MS?, TX?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689007
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
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.2 Southeastern Coastal Plain Patch Prairie Macrogroup | M309 | 2.B.2.Nh.2 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nh.2.a Little Bluestem - Switchgrass - Bushy Bluestem Patch Prairie Group | G175 | 2.B.2.Nh.2.a |
| Alliance | A3319 Prairie Cordgrass Interior Prairie Alliance | A3319 | 2.B.2.Nh.2.a |
| Association | CEGL008420 Prairie Cordgrass - Eastern Gamagrass Grassland | CEGL008420 | 2.B.2.Nh.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < T5A1aI1a. Tripsacum dactyloides (Foti et al. 1994)
- Foti, T., M. Blaney, X. Li, and K. G. Smith. 1994. A classification system for the natural vegetation of Arkansas. Proceedings of the Arkansas Academy of Science 48:50-53.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.