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CEGL006616 Panicum virgatum - (Andropogon virginicus) Ruderal Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Switchgrass - (Broomsedge Bluestem) Ruderal Meadow
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Upland Switchgrass Meadow
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This herbaceous community is found on dry sandy soils in abandoned agricultural fields and along roadsides from coastal Massachusetts to Maryland. Diagnostic features include the dominance of Panicum virgatum in an upland environmental setting. Panicum virgatum is the dominant species, but Andropogon virginicus may be codominant. Other species may include Conyza canadensis, Tridens flavus, Rhexia mariana, Juncus tenuis, Helenium autumnale, Ageratina altissima, Sorghastrum nutans, and Dichanthelium clandestinum. Solidago rugosa, Rumex acetosella, and Anthoxanthum odoratum are associates documented from Massachusetts. Scattered shrubs including Morella pensylvanica are often present.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type is distinguished, in theory, from the very similar ~Dactylis glomerata - Phleum pratense - Festuca spp. - Solidago spp. Ruderal Meadow (CEGL006107)$$ and ~Schizachyrium scoparium - (Andropogon virginicus) - Solidago spp. Ruderal Meadow (CEGL006333)$$ by the dominance of Panicum virgatum. Additional data will be required to see how this distinction holds up and what geographic differences might accompany such a distinction.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Panicum virgatum is the dominant species, but Andropogon virginicus may be codominant. Other species may include Conyza canadensis, Tridens flavus, Rhexia mariana, Juncus tenuis, Helenium autumnale, Ageratina altissima (= Eupatorium rugosum), Sorghastrum nutans, and Dichanthelium clandestinum (= Panicum clandestinum). Scattered woody plants may occur such as Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, and Pinus taeda in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This herbaceous community is found on dry sandy soils in upland settings, particularly abandoned agricultural fields and along roadsides.
Geographic Range: This association occurs from Connecticut to Maryland.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CT, DE, MA, MD, NJ, PA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.816015
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.2 Temperate Grassland & Shrubland Formation | F012 | 2.B.2 |
| Division | 2.B.2.Nc Eastern North American Grassland & Shrubland Division | D024 | 2.B.2.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.2.Nc.90 Orchardgrass - Canada Goldenrod - Multiflora Rose Eastern North American Ruderal Grassland & Shrubland | M123 | 2.B.2.Nc.90 |
| Group | 2.B.2.Nc.90.a Tall goldenrod - Kentucky Bluegrass - Stiff Dogwood Ruderal Meadow & Shrubland Group | G059 | 2.B.2.Nc.90.a |
| Alliance | A3934 Canada Bluegrass - Gray Goldenrod - Spotted Knapweed Ruderal Dry Meadow & Shrubland Alliance | A3934 | 2.B.2.Nc.90.a |
| Association | CEGL006616 Switchgrass - (Broomsedge Bluestem) Ruderal Meadow | CEGL006616 | 2.B.2.Nc.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.
- NatureServe. 2009. Vegetation of the E.B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications. NatureServe Central Databases. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Data current as of 1 December 2009.