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CEGL004100 Panicum virgatum - Andropogon (capillipes, glaucopsis) - Aristida palustris Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Switchgrass - (Chalky Bluestem, Purple Bluestem) - Longleaf Three-awn Marsh
Colloquial Name: Coastal Plain Vernal Pool Depression
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These are drier coastal plain limesink (and other depressional) ponds of the southern Atlantic and East Gulf coastal plains, dominated by Aristida palustris, Andropogon capillipes ("wetland variant"), Andropogon glaucopsis, Andropogon virginicus, Andropogon gyrans var. stenophyllus, Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium, and also typically with such species as Saccharum giganteum, Sphagnum spp., and Centella erecta.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Coastal Plain pond communities need reassessment, with additional information from the Deep South and Delmarva-New Jersey-New England.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are dominated by Aristida palustris, Andropogon capillipes ("wetland variant"), Andropogon glaucopsis, Andropogon virginicus, Andropogon gyrans var. stenophyllus (= Andropogon perangustatus), Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium, and also typically with such species as Saccharum giganteum, Sphagnum spp., and Centella erecta.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This vegetation occupies the drier zones of Coastal Plain ponds of the southern Atlantic and East Gulf coastal plains.
Geographic Range: This type is restricted to the southern Atlantic and East Gulf coastal plains of the United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, FL, GA, LA?, NC, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689060
Confidence Level: Low
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.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.g Beaksedge species - Spikerush species - Yellow-eyed-grass species Pondshore & Wet Prairie Group | G915 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
| Alliance | A3394 Threadleaf Beaksedge - Erectleaf Panicgrass - Wright''s Rosette Grass Southern Limesink Marsh Alliance | A3394 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
| Association | CEGL004100 Switchgrass - (Chalky Bluestem, Purple Bluestem) - Longleaf Three-awn Marsh | CEGL004100 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
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