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CEGL006338 Panicum hemitomon - Panicum verrucosum Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Maidencane - Warty Panicgrass Marsh
Colloquial Name: Maidencane Pondshore
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This seasonally flooded wetland occurs in small topographically isolated basins in the central Atlantic Coastal Plain. This vegetation usually occurs on the relatively higher, outer margin of the basin, occurring on loamy sands. Panicum hemitomon is the dominant species, often occurring in monotypic stands. Associates that may occur at low cover include Cladium mariscoides, Dulichium arundinaceum, Panicum verrucosum, Dichanthelium spretum, Carex striata, Juncus repens, and Eleocharis quadrangulata. Occasional seedlings of Liquidambar styraciflua, Acer rubrum, and Diospyros virginiana also may occur.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This type is found in the mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: DE, MD, NJ
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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 | A1379 Maidencane Pondshore Marsh Alliance | A1379 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.g |
| Association | CEGL006338 Maidencane - Warty Panicgrass Marsh | CEGL006338 | 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: = Panicum hemitomon / Cephalanthus occidentalis Herbaceous Vegetation (Berdine and Gould 1999)
= Panicgrass Pondshore (Walz et al. 2006b)
= Panicgrass Pondshore (Walz et al. 2006b)
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- Walz, K. S., S. Stanford, N. L. Adamson, L. Kelly, K. Anderson, K. Laidig, and J. Bonnell. 2006b. Coastal Plain intermittent pondshore communities of New Jersey. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry, Office of Natural Lands Management, Natural Heritage Program, Trenton, NJ. 50 pp.