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Panicum virgatum - Andropogon glomeratus - Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Panicum virgatum - Andropogon glomeratus - Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occurs on periodically scoured flat-bedded limestone shores of perennial streams in the Edwards Plateau and Stockton Plateau. It varies in density from very open to dense. Woody shrubs and trees may occur as scattered individuals and may include <i>Platanus occidentalis, Salix nigra, Juglans microcarpa, Chilopsis linearis, Baccharis neglecta</i>, and <i>Baccharis salicifolia</i>. The dominant stratum is the herbaceous stratum. Herbs are rooted in cracks and in soil mats, and characteristic species are <i>Panicum virgatum, Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus, Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Fuirena simplex</i>, and <i>Rhynchospora colorata (= Dichromena colorata)</i>. Other species may include <i>Eleocharis montevidensis, Eleocharis geniculata (= Eleocharis caribaea), Solidago altissima, Eupatorium serotinum, Schizachyrium scoparium, Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica</i> (exotic), <i>Arundo donax, Polanisia dodecandra, Ratibida columnifera, Senna lindheimeriana</i>, and <i>Indigofera lindheimeriana</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35882.CEGL004928
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: Edwards Plateau Stream-scoured Grassland
  Translated: Switchgrass - Bushy Bluestem - Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Panicum virgatum - Andropogon glomeratus - Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004928
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683386 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo