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Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense Seasonally Flooded Tropical Herbaceous Alliance | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense Seasonally Flooded Tropical Herbaceous Alliance
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This alliance consists of marshes dominated by Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense (= Cladium jamaicense). Occurrences of this alliance are sometimes very extensive, such as the Everglades of southern Florida and areas in the Bahamian Archipelago, though they can also occur in smaller patches. Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense is usually strongly dominant. Other species may include Pontederia cordata (= Pontederia cordata var. lancifolia), Sagittaria lancifolia, Eleocharis cellulosa, Proserpinaca palustris, Bacopa caroliniana, Bacopa monnieri, Ludwigia repens, Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis (= Leptochloa fascicularis var. fascicularis), and Utricularia gibba (= Utricularia biflora). Algal periphyton consisting of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) and green algae is often dense and well-developed, especially in sparser associations in the alliance. The algal periphyton deposits biogenic marl in the presence of dissolved calcium carbonate in the water column. This alliance occurs in areas where the alkaline chemistry necessary for sawgrass is provided by underlying calcareous rock (oolite) rather than by brackish tidal influence [contrast Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense Tidal Temperate Herbaceous Alliance (A.1473)]. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.23905.CLADIUMMARISCUS
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Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense Seasonally Flooded Tropical Herbaceous Alliance
  Translated: Sawgrass Seasonally Flooded Tropical Herbaceous Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125337 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.1157