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CEGL003866 Scirpus cyperinus Southern Ruderal Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Woolgrass Southern Ruderal Marsh
Colloquial Name: Southern Ruderal Woolgrass Marsh
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is a ruderal type, consisting of Scirpus cyperinus as an essentially monospecific stand, especially in artificial wetlands, such as borrow pits or ponds. The water table is at or above the soil surface for at least part of the growing season. The dominant species, Scirpus cyperinus, often forms dense, almost monotypic stands. Carex spp. and Schoenoplectus spp. are often found in this community. Other co-occurring species of this association are not fully known. It is a widespread type. At Fort Benning, Georgia, Scirpus cyperinus occurs with Saccharum giganteum, Juncus sp., and occasional Alnus serrulata and Nyssa biflora in beaver ponds and other hydrologically enhanced areas. In the Interior Low Plateau of Tennessee, Scirpus cyperinus is commonly found with Typha latifolia in roadside ditches and on the margins of ponds and reservoirs.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This community may be at least a minor component of many Southeastern wetland systems, but little work has been done to determine its range and component species. The variability of this association across its range and its relation to related types in this alliance are not fully understood. At Arnold Air Force Base, Coffee and Franklin counties, Tennessee, this vegetation is related to that found scattered along the border of Woods Reservoir. This appears to be a component of a mosaic of communities which form bands from the edge of the reservoir to the surrounding forest. The band found at the reservoir''s edge is dominated by Scirpus cyperinus and Typha latifolia [see CEGL004150 for the Typha latifolia-dominated phase]. Juncus sp., grasses, and an occasional Alnus serrulata are also present. The Scirpus cyperinus grows in dense clumps throughout the outer band. Similarly, at Fort Benning, Georgia, this community forms bands at the outer edge of hydrologically enhanced areas. On Fort Benning Scirpus cyperinus is found in conjunction with Saccharum giganteum, Juncus sp., and occasional Alnus serrulata and Nyssa biflora.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands of this association consist of Scirpus cyperinus as an essentially monospecific stand. Saccharum spp., Carex spp., and Schoenoplectus spp. (= Scirpus spp.) are often found in this community, especially on the margins. Other co-occurring species of this association are not fully understood. In the Interior Low Plateau of Tennessee, Scirpus cyperinus is commonly found with Typha latifolia. In addition, Juncus effusus and an occasional Alnus serrulata are also present.
Dynamics: Hydrologic alteration of systems (e.g., creation of impoundments by the agency of humans and/or beaver) may expand habitat for vegetation of this association.
Environmental Description: At Fort Benning, Georgia, this is found in beaver ponds and other hydrologically enhanced areas. In the Interior Low Plateau of Tennessee, Scirpus cyperinus is commonly found with Typha latifolia in roadside ditches and on the margins of ponds and reservoirs. In the Francis Marion National Forest (South Carolina), Scirpus cyperinus sometimes dominates open depressions within or adjacent to the Santee River floodplain and larger stream floodplains, and can also dominate deeper borrow pits (Glitzenstein and Streng 2004).
Geographic Range: This vegetation is possible throughout the southeastern United States.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, AR, FL?, GA, KY, LA?, MS?, NC?, SC, TN
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Common Rush - Purple Loosestrife - Reed Canarygrass Eastern North American Ruderal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M303 | 2.C.4.Nd.90 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a Bushy Bluestem - Common Rush Ruderal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Group | G557 | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a |
| Alliance | A3412 Common Rush - Bushy Bluestem - Giant Plumegrass Ruderal Marsh Alliance | A3412 | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a |
| Association | CEGL003866 Woolgrass Southern Ruderal Marsh | CEGL003866 | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: < IID6a. Natural Impoundment Pond (Allard 1990)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- Glitzenstein, J. S., and D. R. Streng. 2004. Evaluating the NatureServe preliminary plant community classification for Francis Marion National Forest. Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, FL. Plus appendices and data.
- MSNHP [Mississippi Natural Heritage Program]. 2006. Ecological communities of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 9 pp.
- McManamay, R. H. 2015. Vegetation mapping at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. Natural Resource Report NPS/SECN/NRR--2015/1088. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 278 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.