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A4065 Orontium aquaticum - Schoenoplectus subterminalis Marsh Alliance
Type Concept Sentence: This alliance consists of aquatic vegetation of highly acidic, oligotrophic waters of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain in Virginia and possibly Delaware and Pennsylvania where Orontium aquaticum and Schoenoplectus subterminalis are dominant.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Goldenclub - Swaying Bulrush Marsh Alliance
Colloquial Name: Goldenclub - Swaying Bulrush Marsh
Hierarchy Level: Alliance
Type Concept: This alliance consists of aquatic vegetation of highly acidic, oligotrophic waters of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain in Virginia and possibly Delaware and Pennsylvania. Orontium aquaticum and Schoenoplectus subterminalis are diagnostic. In addition, Orontium-dominated vegetation is reported from Appalachian Kentucky and Tennessee.
Diagnostic Characteristics: Acidic, oligotrophic ponds dominated by Orontium aquaticum, possibly with Schoenoplectus subterminalis.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This alliance is based on two uncommon, poorly documented associations. Further information on occurrences could change the description substantially.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: This alliance is dominated by submergent and floating-leaved aquatic herbaceous species.
Floristics: Orontium aquaticum and Schoenoplectus subterminalis are diagnostic. In addition, Orontium-dominated vegetation is reported from Appalachian Kentucky and Tennessee.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This alliance consists of aquatic vegetation of highly acidic, oligotrophic waters of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain and, rarely, similar situations elsewhere, as in the Great Valley of Virginia.
Geographic Range: This association is known from the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain of Virginia and possibly Delaware and Pennsylvania and from Appalachian Tennessee and Kentucky.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: DE, KY, NC, PA?, SC, TN, VA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.900115
Confidence Level: Low
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.2 Broadleaf Cattail - White Snakeroot - Rush species Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M069 | 2.C.4.Nd.2 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.2.a Bulrush species - Cattail species Freshwater Marsh Group | G125 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.a |
| Alliance | A4065 Goldenclub - Swaying Bulrush Marsh Alliance | A4065 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.a |
| Association | CEGL007859 Goldenclub - Swaying Bulrush - Seven-angle Pipewort Marsh | CEGL007859 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.a |
| Association | CEGL007860 Goldenclub - (Canby''s Bulrush, Swaying Bulrush) - Ten-angle Pipewort - Redpod Rush Marsh | CEGL007860 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.a |
| Association | CEGL008480 Goldenclub Permanently Flooded Marsh | CEGL008480 | 2.C.4.Nd.2.a |
Concept Lineage: This alliance has two associations from old A.1931.
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.