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A3033 Ludwigia leptocarpa Ruderal Wet Meadow Alliance
Type Concept Sentence: Vegetation in this alliance occurs on flats in upper reaches of artificial impoundments and is dominated by monospecific stands of Ludwigia leptocarpa, a species native to the southeastern United States, but potentially invasive in the Mid-Atlantic.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Anglestem Primrose-willow Ruderal Wet Meadow Alliance
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Anglestem Primrose-willow Wet Meadow
Hierarchy Level: Alliance
Type Concept: Vegetation in this alliance occurs on flats in upper reaches of artificial impoundments and is dominated by monospecific stands of Ludwigia leptocarpa, a species native to the southeastern United States, but potentially invasive in the Mid-Atlantic.
Diagnostic Characteristics: Stands in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain dominated by Ludwigia leptocarpa.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This distribution of this alliance is not well understood. It may be similar to, and possibly should be combined with, ~Ludwigia grandiflora Ruderal Marsh (CEGL004288)$$, a non-native invasive seedbox type, into one alliance.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: This alliance is characterized by mats of low emergent aquatic species.
Floristics: This vegetation is dominated by monospecific stands of Ludwigia leptocarpa, a native emergent, aquatic, herbaceous forb.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This alliance occurs in shallow water on the flat to gently sloping margins of the upper reaches of artificial impoundments.
Geographic Range: This alliance is known from Delaware and Maryland, though the dominant species may be expanding to the northeast.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: DE, MD
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899230
Confidence Level: Low
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.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: This alliance equals old A.3033.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Faber-Langendoen, D., J. Drake, M. Hall, G. Kittel, S. Menard, C. Nordman, M. Pyne, M. Reid, M. Russo, K. Schulz, L. Sneddon, K. Snow, and J. Teague. 2013-2019b. Screening alliances for induction into the U.S. National Vegetation Classification: Part 1 - Alliance concept review. NatureServe, Arlington, VA.