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CEGL006609 Saccharum giganteum - (Dichanthelium spretum, Panicum verrucosum) Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sugarcane Plumegrass - (Eaton''s Rosette Grass, Warty Panicgrass) Marsh
Colloquial Name: Delmarva Bay Tall Marsh
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This seasonally flooded wetland occurs on the central Atlantic Coastal Plain in topographically defined basins. This vegetation occurs on the relatively higher, outer margin of the basin. The substrate is a thin organic horizon overtopping deep sandy loam. The dominant species are Saccharum giganteum, Panicum verrucosum, Dichanthelium spretum, and Fimbristylis autumnalis. Other associates include Polygonum hydropiperoides, Panicum rigidulum, Scirpus cyperinus, Proserpinaca pectinata, Rhynchospora corniculata, Juncus repens, Rhexia virginica, Scleria reticularis, Carex striata, Woodwardia virginica, Oldenlandia uniflora, and Triadenum virginicum.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Similar vegetation in Virginia is treated in ~Saccharum giganteum - Ludwigia sphaerocarpa - Panicum verrucosum Marsh (CEGL007744)$$ and ~Saccharum baldwinii - Carex glaucescens - Rhynchospora corniculata Marsh (CEGL007745)$$.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The dominant species in stands of this association are Saccharum giganteum, Panicum verrucosum, Dichanthelium spretum (= Panicum spretum), and Fimbristylis autumnalis. Other associates include Polygonum hydropiperoides, Panicum rigidulum, Scirpus cyperinus, Proserpinaca pectinata, Rhynchospora corniculata, Juncus repens, Rhexia virginica, Scleria reticularis, Carex striata, Woodwardia virginica, Oldenlandia uniflora, and Triadenum virginicum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This seasonally flooded, Coastal Plain wetland occurs on the central Atlantic Coastal Plain in topographically defined basins. This vegetation occurs on the relatively higher, outer margin of the basin. The substrate is a thin organic horizon overtopping deep sandy loam.
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MD, NJ
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689240
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1G2
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.h beaksedge spp. - spikerush spp. - meadowbeauty spp. Pondshore Group | G916 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.h |
| Alliance | A3397 Beaksedge species - Bluejoint - Virginia Meadowbeauty Coastal Plain Pondshore Marsh Alliance | A3397 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.h |
| Association | CEGL006609 Sugarcane Plumegrass - (Eaton''s Rosette Grass, Warty Panicgrass) Marsh | CEGL006609 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.h |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Erianthus giganteus - Panicum (spretum, verrucosum) Herbaceous Vegetation (Berdine and Gould 1999)
- Berdine, M. A., and A. M. A. Gould. 1999. Identification and protection of reference wetland natural communities in Maryland: Delmarva Bay Wetlands. The Biodiversity Program, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Division. 87 pp.
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Harrison, J. W. 2011. The natural communities of Maryland: 2011 working list of ecological community groups and community types. Unpublished report. Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service, Natural Heritage Program, Annapolis. 33 pp.
- Harrison, J. W., compiler. 2004. Classification of vegetation communities of Maryland: First iteration. A subset of the International Classification of Ecological Communities: Terrestrial Vegetation of the United States, NatureServe. Maryland Natural Heritage Program, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis. 243 pp.