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CEGL007075 Oxycaryum cubense - Salvinia molesta Exotic Floating Mat
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Cuban Bulrush - Kariba-weed Exotic Floating Mat
Colloquial Name: Deltaic Plain Kariba-weed Exotic Floating Mat
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These are smaller-scale floating mats in canals and ditches in the outer Gulf Coastal Plain dominated by Oxycaryum cubense and Salvinia molesta. These are found at Jean Lafitte National Park, Louisiana, in an exotic floating marsh complex with ~Eichhornia crassipes Southeast Temperate Ruderal Aquatic Vegetation (CEGL007671)$$ and ~Alternanthera philoxeroides Ruderal Aquatic Vegetation (CEGL003858)$$.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Examples are dominated by Oxycaryum cubense and Salvinia molesta. In addition, the exotics Eichhornia crassipes and Alternanthera philoxeroides may be present.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: These smaller-scale floating mats are found in canals, bayous, ditches, and other artificial waterways in the outer Gulf Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States.
Geographic Range: This type is known from southern Louisiana in the Deltaic Plain.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.948546
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 5 Aquatic Vegetation Class | C05 | 5 |
| Subclass | 5.B Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Subclass | S13 | 5.B |
| Formation | 5.B.2 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Formation | F057 | 5.B.2 |
| Division | 5.B.2.Na North American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Division | D049 | 5.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 5.B.2.Na.90 Common Water-hyacinth - Brazilian Waterweed - Alligator-weed Ruderal Aquatic Vegetation Macrogroup | M401 | 5.B.2.Na.90 |
| Group | 5.B.2.Na.90.a Common Water-hyacinth - Alligator-weed - Water Chestnut Ruderal Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Group | G595 | 5.B.2.Na.90.a |
| Alliance | A4219 Common Water-hyacinth - Alligator-weed Ruderal Aquatic Vegetation Alliance | A4219 | 5.B.2.Na.90.a |
| Association | CEGL007075 Cuban Bulrush - Kariba-weed Exotic Floating Mat | CEGL007075 | 5.B.2.Na.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.