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Name: Spartina pectinata - Tripsacum dactyloides Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: Wetland prairie of Arkansas and probably adjacent states of the Mississippi River Alluvial Plain, West Gulf Coastal Plain and Interior Highlands ecoregions. The vegetation is dominated by <i>Spartina pectinata</i> and <i>Tripsacum dactyloides</i>. Associated species include <i>Cephalanthus occidentalis, Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos</i>, and others. Soils are hydric. This vegetation occupies swales and streamsides within upland prairies. Frequent fire (1-3 years) is required to maintain herbaceous dominance; otherwise, succession to woody dominance is rapid. Most areas have been lost to drainage and cultivation, but fire suppression may have played a part. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35269.CEGL008420
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: Provisional
  • This Community's Level: association
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Names:   Common: Arkansas Prairie Cordgrass - Gamagrass Swale
  Translated: Prairie Cordgrass - Eastern Gamagrass Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Spartina pectinata - Tripsacum dactyloides Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL008420
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689007 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo