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CEGL005175 Salix spp. / Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans Riverscour Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Willow species / Big Bluestem - Indiangrass Riverscour Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: Midwestern Brush Prairie Gravel Wash
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This riverine gravel-cobble bar herbaceous type is found in the central parts of the United States, including the Interior Low Plateau. Stands may be found on both gravel and bedrock substrates that are scoured by spring floods. Shrubs include Salix caroliniana, Cornus obliqua, and others. Andropogon gerardii and Sorghastrum nutans are characteristic and/or dominant graminoids. In Indiana, herbaceous species include Baptisia australis, Coreopsis tripteris, Hypericum sphaerocarpum, and Panicum virgatum. This type needs further characterization.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type is poorly defined and needs further review. It may better fit under shrub class physiognomy, and may be related to associations in ~Alnus serrulata - Hamamelis vernalis - Salix caroliniana Riverscour Alliance (A3794)$$. The type is related to riverine gravel/cobble bar "prairies" along the Cumberland River in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Shrubs include Salix caroliniana, Cornus obliqua, and others. Andropogon gerardii and Sorghastrum nutans are characteristic and/or dominant graminoids. In Indiana, other species include Baptisia australis, Coreopsis tripteris, Hypericum sphaerocarpum, and Panicum virgatum (Homoya et al. 1985).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands may be found on both gravel and bedrock substrates that are scoured by spring floods.
Geographic Range: This riverine gravel/cobble bar herbaceous type is found in the central parts of the United States, in Illinoios and Indiana.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: IL, IN
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689342
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2Q
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.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D323 | 2.C.4.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nd.4 Eastern North American Riverscour Vegetation Macrogroup | M881 | 2.C.4.Nd.4 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.4.a Central Interior-Appalachian Riverscour Barrens & Prairie Group | G753 | 2.C.4.Nd.4.a |
| Alliance | A2070 Big Bluestem - Switchgrass Interior Gravel Riverscour Prairie Alliance | A2070 | 2.C.4.Nd.4.a |
| Association | CEGL005175 Willow species / Big Bluestem - Indiangrass Riverscour Wet Meadow | CEGL005175 | 2.C.4.Nd.4.a |
Concept Lineage: Kentucky portion added here
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Salix spp. / Andropogon gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans Gravel Wash Herbaceous Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
- Homoya, M. A., D. B. Abrell, J. R. Aldrich, and T. W. Post. 1985. The natural regions of Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 94:245-268.
- INAI [Iowa Natural Areas Inventory]. 2017. Vegetation classification of Iowa. Iowa Natural Areas Inventory, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Des Moines.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- White, J., and M. Madany. 1978. Classification of natural communities in Illinois. Pages 311-405 in: Natural Areas Inventory technical report: Volume I, survey methods and results. Illinois Natural Areas Inventory, Urbana, IL.