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CEGL005200 Brasenia schreberi Western Aquatic Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Watershield Western Aquatic Vegetation
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This vegetation is found in the Pacific Northwest from Oregon to British Columbia and occurs in a range of natural ponds and impoundments, including ponds, beaver ponds, and lake margins. Brasenia schreberi is the dominant plant species; other species may include Leersia oryzoides, Lemna valdiviana, Juncus effusus, Stuckenia pectinata, Nymphaea odorata, and Spirodela polyrrhiza. Other floating aquatics present include Nelumbo lutea, Nymphaea odorata, and Utricularia spp., along with submersed aquatics such as Cabomba caroliniana and Ceratophyllum demersum. Additional information is needed on the full range and variability of expression of this vegetation.
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: Brasenia schreberi, a floating aquatic native to Florida that has become naturalized throughout much of the eastern and western U.S. and Canada, is the dominant plant species; other species may include Leersia oryzoides, Lemna valdiviana, Juncus effusus, Stuckenia pectinata (= Potamogeton pectinatus), Nymphaea odorata, and Spirodela polyrrhiza. Other floating aquatics present include Nelumbo lutea, Nymphaea odorata, and Utricularia spp., along with submersed aquatics such as Cabomba caroliniana and Ceratophyllum demersum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This vegetation occurs in a range of natural ponds and impoundments, including ponds, beaver ponds, and lake margins.
Geographic Range: This community is found in the Pacific Northwest from Oregon to British Columbia.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: BC, OR, WA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.861653
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4?
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.2 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Formation | F057 | 5.B.2 |
| Division | 5.B.2.Na North American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Division | D049 | 5.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 5.B.2.Na.2 Rocky Mountain Pond-lily - Pacific Mosquito Fern - Western Waterweed Western North American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Macrogroup | M109 | 5.B.2.Na.2 |
| Group | 5.B.2.Na.2.a Pond-lily species - Pondweed species - Duckweed species Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Group | G544 | 5.B.2.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A3922 Watershield Aquatic Vegetation Alliance | A3922 | 5.B.2.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL005200 Watershield Western Aquatic Vegetation | CEGL005200 | 5.B.2.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: Western portion of CEGL004527 split out here (CEGL005200).
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Brasenia schreberi (McCain and Christy 2005)
= Brasenia schreberi Association (Christy 2004)
= Brasenia schreberi community type (Kunze 1994)
= Brasenia schreberi Association (Christy 2004)
= Brasenia schreberi community type (Kunze 1994)
- Christy, J. A. 2004. Native freshwater wetland plant associations of northwestern Oregon. Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, Oregon State University, Portland, OR.
- Kagan, J. S., J. A. Christy, M. P. Murray, and J. A. Titus. 2004. Classification of native vegetation of Oregon. January 2004. Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, Portland. 52 pp.
- Kunze, L. M. 1994. Preliminary classification of native, low elevation, freshwater wetland vegetation in western Washington. Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program. 120 pp.
- McCain, C., and J. A. Christy. 2005. Field guide to riparian plant communities in northwestern Oregon. Technical Paper R6-NR-ECOL-TP-01-05. USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Portland. 357 pp.
- Titus, J. H. 1996. Unpublished vegetation data for French Flat, Bruno Meadows, Hill Creek, and Tater Hill. Oregon Natural Heritage Program, The Nature Conservancy, Portland.
- WNHP [Washington Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data files. Washington Natural Heritage Program, Department of Natural Resources, Olympia, WA.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.