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Polygonum cuspidatum Temporarily Flooded Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Polygonum cuspidatum Temporarily Flooded Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: Examples of this vegetation type are significant (monocultural) stands of the exotic forb <i>Polygonum cuspidatum</i>, which are found in temporarily flooded habitats such as scour bars. These disturbed habitats flood very frequently and have lots of light and rocky or sandy soil. Stands of this vegetation may be dense and shrubby, or somewhat more open. Species diversity is low, as the patches of <i>Polygonum</i> shade out other plant species. This vegetation ranges across the Southeast north at least to Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In North Carolina, this vegetation is found on scour bars and low rocky banks of the Nolichucky and French Broad rivers. In Kentucky, <i>Polygonum cuspidatum</i> is found primarily along disturbed riverbanks and bars mostly in the Cumberland Plateau and Cumberland Mountains where it can form pure, dense stands. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35369.CEGL008472
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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Names:   Common: Japanese Knotweed Gravelbar
  Translated: Japanese Knotweed Temporarily Flooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Polygonum cuspidatum Temporarily Flooded Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL008472
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687379 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo