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Polygonum (hydropiperoides, punctatum) - Leersia spp. Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Polygonum (hydropiperoides, punctatum) - Leersia spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association incorporates vegetation of beaver ponds and other semipermanent impoundments in the Piedmont, South Atlantic Coastal Plain, Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain, scattered localities in the Blue Ridge, and possibly other adjacent provinces. Stands of this vegetation are dominated by some combination of <i>Polygonum punctatum, Polygonum hydropiperoides, Leersia lenticularis, Leersia oryzoides</i>, and/or <i>Leersia virginica</i>. Other herbaceous species present include <i>Saururus cernuus, Proserpinaca</i> sp., <i>Bidens aristosa (= Bidens polylepis)</i>, and <i>Xanthium strumarium</i>. Scattered individuals of <i>Cephalanthus occidentalis</i> and <i>Acer saccharinum</i> may be present. A Piedmont North Carolina example contains <i>Impatiens capensis, Boehmeria cylindrica</i>, and the exotic <i>Murdannia keisak</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34825.CEGL004290
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
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  Common: Smartweed - Cutgrass Beaver Pond
  Translated: (Swamp Smartweed, Dotted Smartweed) - Cutgrass species Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Polygonum (hydropiperoides, punctatum) - Leersia spp. Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004290