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CEGL006760 Muhlenbergia torreyana - Rhynchospora fusca Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: New Jersey Muhly - Brown Beaksedge Marsh
Colloquial Name: Pine Barrens Coastal Plain Muhly Pondshore
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This seasonally flooded wetland occurs on the North Atlantic Coastal Plain of New Jersey in topographically defined basins. The dominant species are Muhlenbergia torreyana, Rhynchospora fusca, Cladium mariscoides, and Sphagnum spp. Other associates include Amphicarpum purshii, Andropogon glomeratus, Bartonia paniculata, Carex striata var. brevis, Eriocaulon aquaticum, Hypericum canadense, Juncus canadensis, Lachnanthes caroliana, Lobelia canbyi, Panicum verrucosum, Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens, Panicum rigidulum var. rigidulum, Panicum virgatum, Rhexia virginica, Schizachyrium scoparium, Scleria reticularis, and Triadenum virginicum. This vegetation occurs on the relatively higher, outer margin of the basin. The substrate is a thin organic horizon overtopping deep sand. This community is fire-dependent.
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: The dominant species are Muhlenbergia torreyana, Rhynchospora fusca, Cladium mariscoides, and Sphagnum spp. Other associates include Amphicarpum purshii, Andropogon glomeratus, Bartonia paniculata, Carex striata var. brevis, Eriocaulon aquaticum, Hypericum canadense, Juncus canadensis, Lachnanthes caroliana, Lobelia canbyi, Panicum verrucosum, Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens, Panicum rigidulum var. rigidulum, Panicum virgatum, Rhexia virginica, Schizachyrium scoparium, Scleria reticularis, and Triadenum virginicum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These seasonally flooded wetland depressions or intermittent ponds occur in acidic sands of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. The dominance of fire-tolerant Muhlenbergia torreyana may indicate that this community is a sere that occurs during periods of drought and high fire frequency in ecosystems of the Pine Barrens.
Geographic Range: This Atlantic Coastal Plain pondshore community commonly occurs only in New Jersey.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NJ
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.902940
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1
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.Ne Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D322 | 2.C.4.Ne |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Ne.2 Beaksedge species - Spikerush species - Panicgrass species Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Prairie & Marsh Macrogroup | M067 | 2.C.4.Ne.2 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Ne.2.h beaksedge spp. - spikerush spp. - meadowbeauty spp. Pondshore Group | G916 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.h |
| Alliance | A3397 Beaksedge species - Bluejoint - Virginia Meadowbeauty Coastal Plain Pondshore Marsh Alliance | A3397 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.h |
| Association | CEGL006760 New Jersey Muhly - Brown Beaksedge Marsh | CEGL006760 | 2.C.4.Ne.2.h |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Muhlenbergia torreyana - Rhynchospora fusca Herbaceous Vegetation (Walz et al. 2006b)
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Walz, K. S., S. Stanford, N. L. Adamson, L. Kelly, K. Anderson, K. Laidig, and J. Bonnell. 2006b. Coastal Plain intermittent pondshore communities of New Jersey. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry, Office of Natural Lands Management, Natural Heritage Program, Trenton, NJ. 50 pp.