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Sagittaria latifolia - Sagittaria platyphylla - (Colocasia esculenta) Deltaic Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Sagittaria latifolia - Sagittaria platyphylla - (Colocasia esculenta) Deltaic Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: A common 'fresh' marsh type of the extreme lower Mississippi River and Atchafalaya River deltas, subject to regular but infrequent influence of saltwater. The type is dominated by Sagittaria latifolia and Colocasia esculenta (an invasive exotic), with Sagittaria platyphylla as the most common associate. The original native vegetation that typified these settings is unclear but may have been characterized mainly by the Sagittaria species. Colocasia tends to be a 'fringing' species that mainly colonizes low riverbanks in the area, while the Sagittaria species are more typical of the flooded mud flats in the area. Species richness in this marsh type is low. Additional common species include Alternanthera philoxeroides (exotic), Typha spp., Phragmites australis, Schoenoplectus americanus (= Scirpus americanus), Aeschynomene indica (exotic), Sphenoclea zeylanica (exotic), Polygonum spp., and others. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18320.SAGITTARIALATIF
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 09-Jul-1999 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Broadleaf Arrowhead - Delta Arrowhead - (Taro) Deltaic Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683527 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL007890
  Scientific: Sagittaria latifolia - Sagittaria platyphylla - (Colocasia esculenta) Deltaic Herbaceous Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Sagittaria latifolia - Sagittaria platyphylla - (Colocasia esculenta) Deltaic Herbaceous Vegetation