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CEGL006468 Ludwigia leptocarpa Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Anglestem Primrose-willow Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: Anglestem Primrose-willow Wet Meadow
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association consists of wetlands dominated by Ludwigia leptocarpa with few or no species indicating the former more native association analog. Ludwigia leptocarpa makes up at least 80% of the vegetation cover and may approach 100%. The sparse associates include common wetland plants such as Impatiens capensis, Onoclea sensibilis, Thelypteris palustris, Carex stricta, and Typha spp. Shrubs are sparse or absent. This community has been reported on the coast of Delaware and in Maryland. The species is native to the southeastern United States, and the range maybe expanding into the Northeast, where it may be considered invasive.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Further characterization of this type is needed. Currently only one 100-acre stand is known from Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge (in Sussex County near the border with Kent, Delaware) and another example occurs in Wicomico County, Maryland. It may be very closely related to ~Ludwigia grandiflora Ruderal Marsh (CEGL004288)$$, a non-native invasive seedbox type.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Ludwigia leptocarpa makes up at least 80% of the vegetation cover and may approach 100%. The sparse associates include common wetland plants such as Impatiens capensis, Onoclea sensibilis, Thelypteris palustris, Carex stricta, and Typha spp. Shrubs are sparse or absent.
Dynamics: This species can be an opportunistic invader of wetlands at least in Delaware. Otherwise, this species appears to not be invasive and in some cases (in Tennessee) has been listed as a rare plant.
Environmental Description: This monotypic vegetation community occurs in wetlands including flats, impoundments, and marshes. In the Mid-Atlantic, this community can be invasive and can out compete and displace other native wetland plants.
Geographic Range: This community has been reported on the coast of Delaware and in Maryland. The species is native to the southeastern United States, and the range maybe expanding into the Northeast, where it may be considered invasive.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: DE, MD
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.797095
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G5
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 | A3033 Anglestem Primrose-willow Ruderal Wet Meadow Alliance | A3033 | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a |
| Association | CEGL006468 Anglestem Primrose-willow Wet Meadow | CEGL006468 | 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: No Data Available
- Coxe, R. 2009. Guide to Delaware vegetation communities. Spring 2009 edition. State of Delaware, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Delaware Natural Heritage Program, Smyrna.
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.