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CEGL004235 Andropogon brachystachyus - Fuirena scirpoidea - Aristida palustris Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Short-spike Bluestem - Southern Umbrella-sedge - Longleaf Three-awn Marsh
Colloquial Name: Florida Atlantic Coast Short-spike Bluestem - Southern Umbrella-sedge Marsh
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association represents a provisional type at Canaveral National Seashore that encompasses freshwater marshes dominated by Andropogon brachystachyus and Fuirena scirpoidea. This association was created based on data from one plot at Canaveral, so additional data are needed to fully describe this community.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: The creation of this provisional association is based on data from one plot at Canaveral National Seashore. Additional data are needed to fully describe this community.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This association is dominated by Andropogon brachystachyus and Fuirena scirpoidea, with other wetland herbaceous species at low cover, including Aristida palustris, Aristida spiciformis, Lyonia lucida, and Hypericum cistifolium.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This freshwater marsh community occurs as isolated, seasonally flooded depressions.
Geographic Range: This association was created based on data from one plot at Canaveral National Seashore. Additional data are needed to fully describe the range of this community.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.806213
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.c Marsh Fimbry - Spikerush species - Southern Umbrella-sedge Coastal Interdunal Marsh & Prairie Group | G777 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c |
| Alliance | A3401 Slim Spikerush - Horsetail Spikerush - Southern Umbrella-sedge Interdunal Marsh Alliance | A3401 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c |
| Association | CEGL004235 Short-spike Bluestem - Southern Umbrella-sedge - Longleaf Three-awn Marsh | CEGL004235 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.