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M291 Neotropical Floating & Submerged Freshwater Marsh Macrogroup
Type Concept Sentence: This macrogroup represents the aquatic plant communities of the Neotropics occurring in permanent to semipermanent waterbodies, with variations in the composition and structure of the communities depending on the type of water.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Neotropical Floating & Submerged Freshwater Marsh Macrogroup
Colloquial Name: Neotropical Floating & Submerged Freshwater Marsh
Hierarchy Level: Macrogroup
Type Concept: This macrogroup represents the aquatic plant communities of the Neotropics occurring in permanent to semipermanent waterbodies, with variations in the composition and structure of the communities depending on the type of water (mineralized, not mineralized, acidic). They include rooted submerged or partly submerged plants and pleustophytes. The majority of the species have very wide distributional ranges and include Eleocharis acutangula, Fuirena robusta, Fuirena umbellata, Oxycaryum cubense, Syngonanthus caulescens, Drosera communis, Eichhornia azurea, Ludwigia helminthorrhiza, Utricularia spp., Nymphaea spp., Egeria najas, Websteria confervoides, Isoetes panamensis, Mayaca fluviatilis, Panicum elephantipes, Paspalum fluitans, Acrostichum danaeifolium, Victoria amazonica, Eichhornia crassipes, Typha domingensis, Rhynchospora corymbosa, Azolla caroliniana, Salvinia auriculata, Pontederia rotundifolia, Neptunia natans, Cabomba furcata, Myriophyllum aquaticum, Thalia geniculata, Cyperus giganteus, Rhabdadenia macrostoma, Eleocharis interstincta.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Species include Eleocharis acutangula, Fuirena robusta, Fuirena umbellata, Oxycaryum cubense, Syngonanthus caulescens, Drosera communis, Eichhornia azurea, Ludwigia helminthorrhiza, Utricularia spp., Nymphaea spp., Egeria najas, Websteria confervoides, Isoetes panamensis, Mayaca fluviatilis, Panicum elephantipes, Paspalum fluitans (= Paspalum repens), Acrostichum danaeifolium, Victoria amazonica, Eichhornia crassipes, Typha domingensis, Rhynchospora corymbosa, Azolla caroliniana, Salvinia auriculata, Pontederia rotundifolia, Neptunia natans, Cabomba furcata, Myriophyllum aquaticum (= Myriophyllum brasiliense), Thalia geniculata, Cyperus giganteus, Rhabdadenia macrostoma, Eleocharis interstincta.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: BO,BR,BS,CO,CU,EC,PE,PR,VE,XC
States/Provinces: No Data Available
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.860582
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 5 Aquatic Vegetation Class | C05 | 5 |
| Subclass | 5.B Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Subclass | S13 | 5.B |
| Formation | 5.B.1 Tropical Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Formation | F056 | 5.B.1 |
| Division | 5.B.1.Ed Neotropical Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Division | D097 | 5.B.1.Ed |
| Macrogroup | 5.B.1.Ed.1 Neotropical Floating & Submerged Freshwater Marsh Macrogroup | M291 | 5.B.1.Ed.1 |
| Group | 5.B.1.Ed.1.a Caribbean-Mesoamerican Aquatic Vegetation Group | G472 | 5.B.1.Ed.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Faber-Langendoen, D., J. Drake, S. Gawler, M. Hall, C. Josse, G. Kittel, S. Menard, C. Nordman, M. Pyne, M. Reid, L. Sneddon, K. Schulz, J. Teague, M. Russo, K. Snow, and P. Comer, editors. 2010-2019a. Divisions, Macrogroups and Groups for the Revised U.S. National Vegetation Classification. NatureServe, Arlington, VA. plus appendices. [in preparation]