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CEGL006086 Nymphaea odorata - Eleocharis robbinsii Aquatic Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American White Water-lily - Robbins'' Spikerush Aquatic Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Coastal Plain Pond
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This hydromorphic Coastal Plain pond community ranges from southern New England to Maryland. It occurs in standing water in all but exceptionally dry years. The substrate is most often deep muck, but in oligotrophic ponds an organic layer may be absent or much reduced and the vegetation occurs on sand or mucky sand. Characteristic species include Nymphaea odorata, Nymphoides cordata, and Eleocharis robbinsii, with frequent associates including Scleria reticularis, Gratiola aurea, Proserpinaca pectinata, Utricularia juncea, Brasenia schreberi, Pontederia cordata, Ludwigia spp., Utricularia spp., and Eriocaulon aquaticum.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Characteristic species include Nymphaea odorata, Nymphoides cordata, and Eleocharis robbinsii, with frequent associates including Scleria reticularis, Gratiola aurea, Proserpinaca pectinata, Utricularia juncea, Brasenia schreberi, Pontederia cordata, Ludwigia spp., Utricularia spp., and Eriocaulon aquaticum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This hydromorphic Coastal Plain pond community ranges from southern New England to Maryland. It occurs in standing water in all but exceptionally dry years. The substrate is most often deep muck, but in oligotrophic ponds, an organic layer may be absent or much reduced, and the vegetation occurs on sand or mucky sand.
Geographic Range: This association is limited to the Atlantic and Coastal plains from southern New England to Maryland.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: DE, MA, MD, NH, NJ, NY, QC?, RI
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689522
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 5 Aquatic Vegetation Class | C05 | 5 |
| Subclass | 5.B Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Subclass | S13 | 5.B |
| Formation | 5.B.2 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Formation | F057 | 5.B.2 |
| Division | 5.B.2.Na North American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Division | D049 | 5.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 5.B.2.Na.1 Hornwort species - Pond-lily species - Pondweed species Eastern North American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Macrogroup | M108 | 5.B.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 5.B.2.Na.1.a American White Water-lily - Sago Pondweed - Pondweed species Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Group | G114 | 5.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Alliance | A4064 American White Water-lily - Pond-lily species - Watershield Aquatic Vegetation Alliance | A4064 | 5.B.2.Na.1.a |
| Association | CEGL006086 American White Water-lily - Robbins'' Spikerush Aquatic Vegetation | CEGL006086 | 5.B.2.Na.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? New England coastal plain pondshore (Rawinski 1984a)
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