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CEGL006761 Panicum virgatum / Sphagnum spp. Wet Meadow
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Switchgrass / Peatmoss species Wet Meadow
Colloquial Name: Coastal Plain Switchgrass 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 Panicum virgatum and Sphagnum spp., including Sphagnum lescurii. Other associates include Andropogon virginicus, Carex albolutescens, Carex striata var. brevis, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Cladium mariscoides, Drosera intermedia, Eriocaulon decangulare, Euthamia graminifolia, Hypericum canadense, Hypericum denticulatum, Lobelia canbyi, Muhlenbergia uniflora, Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens, Panicum rigidulum var. rigidulum, Rhexia virginica, Vaccinium macrocarpon, and Viola lanceolata. This vegetation occurs on the relatively higher, outer margin of the basin. The substrate is a thin organic horizon overtopping deep sand.
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 Panicum virgatum and Sphagnum spp., including Sphagnum lescurii. Other associates include Andropogon virginicus, Carex albolutescens, Carex striata var. brevis, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Cladium mariscoides, Drosera intermedia, Eriocaulon decangulare, Euthamia graminifolia, Hypericum canadense, Hypericum denticulatum, Lobelia canbyi, Muhlenbergia uniflora, Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens, Panicum rigidulum var. rigidulum, Rhexia virginica, Saccharum giganteum, Vaccinium macrocarpon, and Viola lanceolata.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This seasonally flooded wetland occurs on the North Atlantic Coastal Plain in topographically defined basins of New Jersey and other mid-Atlantic and New England coastal states. This vegetation occurs on the relatively higher, outer margin of the basin. The substrate is a thin organic horizon overtopping deep sand.
Geographic Range: This association is attributed to various states on the Atlantic Coastal Plain from Massachusetts to Virginia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: DE, MA, MD, NJ, NY
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.902943
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3
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 | CEGL006761 Switchgrass / Peatmoss species Wet Meadow | CEGL006761 | 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: = Panicum virgatum 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.