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A3696 Inland Mud Lakeshore Alliance
Type Concept Sentence: This alliance comprises a single broadly defined and broadly ranging association (from the midwestern to eastern United States) characterized by dryland forms of aquatic plants, including species of the genera Heteranthera, Nuphar, Nymphaea, and others.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Inland Mud Lakeshore Alliance
Colloquial Name: Inland Mud Lakeshore
Hierarchy Level: Alliance
Type Concept: This lake mudflats alliance comprises a single broadly defined and broadly ranging association characterized by dryland forms of aquatic plants. These aquatics include Heteranthera spp., Nuphar, Nymphaea spp., Polygonum amphibium, and Potamogeton spp. As the vegetation matures over the summer and early fall, graminoids or forbs may become dominant, including species of Cyperus, Juncus, Polygonum, and Schoenoplectus. This alliance ranges broadly from the midwestern to eastern United States. Stands occur in shallow basins or lake margins that flood in the spring and draw down later in the season, exposing wet, muddy sediments on which plant species subsequently grow. Substrates include silt and clay mixed with marl or sedimentary peats composed of plant and animal residues precipitated from standing water.
Diagnostic Characteristics: Sparsely vegetated lakeshore mudflat.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Further research may indicate recognition of several associations.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: Rooted aquatics may grow during flood stages, leaving organic debris on the surface during drawdowns. The composition and structure of the vegetation are influenced by the flooding regime, and vary in habit as the growing season progresses.
Floristics: In general, the vegetation composes dryland forms of aquatic plants and seedlings originating from seeds dormant in the sediment or washed in from other communities. These aquatics include Heteranthera spp., Nuphar, Nymphaea spp., Polygonum amphibium, and Potamogeton spp. As the vegetation matures over the summer and early fall, graminoids or forbs may become dominant, including species of Cyperus, Juncus, Polygonum, and Schoenoplectus.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands occur in shallow basins or lake margins that flood in the spring and draw down later in the season, exposing wet, muddy sediments on which plant species subsequently grow. Substrates include silt and clay mixed with marl or sedimentary peats composed of plant and animal residues precipitated from standing water.
Geographic Range: This alliance ranges broadly from the midwestern to eastern United States.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: IN, MB, MI, MN, NY, ON, QC?, WI
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
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.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D323 | 2.C.4.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nd.3 Eastern North American Wet Shoreline Vegetation Macrogroup | M880 | 2.C.4.Nd.3 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.3.b Eastern North American Wet Shoreline Vegetation Group | G756 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.b |
| Alliance | A3696 Inland Mud Lakeshore Alliance | A3696 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.b |
| Association | CEGL002313 Lake Mudflats Sparse Vegetation | CEGL002313 | 2.C.4.Nd.3.b |
Concept Lineage: A.1878, which has since been split into several alliances.
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.