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Sagittaria kurziana - Potamogeton illinoensis - Vallisneria americana Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Sagittaria kurziana - Potamogeton illinoensis - Vallisneria americana Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association occupies large, clear water, spring-fed streams in the Florida Panhandle, forming vast beds in freshwater 'spring runs,' sometimes extending downstream into brackish water. These dense beds are dominated by a combination of <i>Sagittaria kurziana, Potamogeton illinoensis</i>, and/or <i>Vallisneria americana</i>. Other characteristic species include <i>Cabomba caroliniana, Ceratophyllum demersum, Zizania aquatica</i> (submersed forms), <i>Egeria densa</i> (exotic), and <i>Hydrilla verticillata</i> (exotic). The large and distinctive plants of <i>Vallisneria</i> have sometimes been considered a distinct species, <i>Vallisneria neotropicalis</i> (this now regarded as a synonym of <i>Vallisneria americana</i>). This vegetation could extend from the East Gulf Coastal Plain into the adjacent Florida peninsula. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35155.CEGL004332
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]
Names:   Common: Florida Spring-run Aquatic Vegetation
  Translated: Spring Tape - Illinois Pondweed - American Eel-grass Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Sagittaria kurziana - Potamogeton illinoensis - Vallisneria americana Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004332
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684110 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo