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CEGL006903 Leersia oryzoides - Boehmeria cylindrica - Ranunculus flabellaris Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Rice Cutgrass - Small-spike False Nettle - Yellow Water Buttercup Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: Rice Cutgrass - Small-spike False Nettle - Yellow Water Buttercup Pond
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This open, graminoid-dominated herbaceous community occurs on the flat to gently sloping bottoms or moats of calcareous sinkhole ponds in the Valley and Ridge Province of northwest New Jersey. The dominant species are Boehmeria cylindrica, Leersia oryzoides, and Ranunculus flabellaris. The most common associates include Bidens connata, Bidens frondosa, Carex lupulina, Carex squarrosa, Echinochloa muricata var. muricata, Eleocharis acicularis, Eleocharis palustris, Glyceria septentrionalis, Pilea pumila, Polygonum amphibium, and Sparganium emersum. In disturbed conditions the non-native species Polygonum persicaria or Microstegium vimineum may be present and locally abundant. Rare plants associated with this community include Glyceria acutiflora, Ranunculus flabellaris, and Sagittaria cuneata. This herbaceous community occurs primarily on Ordovician Allentown dolomite with glacial outwash (kettle) surficial deposits. Occasionally it occurs in solution sinkholes on Epler Rickenbach dolomite with glacial till/bedrock complex surficial deposits. The soils are muck, rarely silty clay or silt marl, and overlay clay, sandy clay, shell marl, peat or bedrock. This community is seasonally flooded. Slope is flat to gentle or occasionally moderate. Aspect is variable and elevation range is 150 to 185 m (492-610 feet) above mean sea level.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Sparganium chlorocarpum is considered rare in New Jersey. However, it is currently treated as the more common Sparganium emersum (USDA Plants 2017).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The dominant species of this open, graminoid-dominated herbaceous community are Boehmeria cylindrica, Leersia oryzoides, and Ranunculus flabellaris. The most common associates include Bidens connata, Bidens frondosa, Carex lupulina, Carex squarrosa, Echinochloa muricata var. muricata, Eleocharis acicularis, Eleocharis palustris, Glyceria septentrionalis, Pilea pumila, Polygonum amphibium, and Sparganium emersum (= Sparganium chlorocarpum). In disturbed conditions the non-native species Polygonum persicaria or Microstegium vimineum may be present and locally abundant. Rare plants associated with this community include Glyceria acutiflora, Ranunculus flabellaris, and Sagittaria cuneata.
Dynamics: A large number of amphibians and other animals utilize these sinkhole ponds.
Environmental Description: This herbaceous community occurs primarily on Ordovician Allentown dolomite with glacial outwash (kettle) surficial deposits. Occasionally it occurs in solution sinkholes on Epler Rickenbach dolomite with glacial till/bedrock complex surficial deposits. The soils are muck, rarely silty clay or silt marl, and overlay clay, sandy clay, shell marl, peat or bedrock. They are wet, very wet or periodically inundated, and very poorly drained. Soil pH ranges from 6.2 to 8.0 at the surface (0-3.5 cm [0-12 inches]) and 6.2 to 7.8 at depth (3.5-7 cm [12-24 inches]). This community is seasonally flooded and has a hydroperiod range of 10-30 weeks, averaging 12-14 weeks. Slope is flat to gentle or occasionally moderate. Aspect is variable and elevation range is 150 to 185 m (492-610 feet) above mean sea level.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in the Valley and Ridge Province of northwest New Jersey. It may also occur in New York and Pennsylvania but has not been confirmed from there.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NJ, NY?, PA?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.742150
Confidence Level: Low
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.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D323 | 2.C.4.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nd.2 Broadleaf Cattail - White Snakeroot - Rush species Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M069 | 2.C.4.Nd.2 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.2.d Appalachian-Northeast Wet Meadow & Shrub Swamp Group | G903 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.d |
| Alliance | A4680 <i>Dulichium arundinaceum - Polygonum hydropiperoides - Carex</i> spp. Sinkhole Marsh Alliance | A4680 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.d |
| Association | CEGL006903 Rice Cutgrass - Small-spike False Nettle - Yellow Water Buttercup Wet Meadow | CEGL006903 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.d |
Concept Lineage: reactivated by K. Walz (1-27-14)
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Kartesz, J. T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: J. T. Kartesz and C. A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC.