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Aristida palustris - Panicum virgatum - Eriocaulon decangulare var. decangulare - Rhynchospora elliottii Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Aristida palustris - Panicum virgatum - Eriocaulon decangulare var. decangulare - Rhynchospora elliottii Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community consists of relatively shallow flatwoods ponds, or shallow portions of deeper ponds, of the West Gulf Coastal Plain. The most abundant herbaceous species are generally <i>Aristida palustris, Panicum virgatum, Eriocaulon decangulare var. decangulare, Centella erecta, Rhynchospora elliottii, Arnoglossum ovatum, Sabatia campanulata</i>, and <i>Scleria georgiana</i>. Scattered trees, especially <i>Nyssa biflora</i>, can occur, though ponds are usually treeless. Wetland shrubs such as <i>Hypericum brachyphyllum</i> and <i>Hypericum galioides</i>, are sometimes common, and sometimes locally dominant. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36365.CEGL004576
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: West Gulf Coastal Plain Shallow Flatwoods Pond
  Translated: Longleaf Three-awn - Switchgrass - Ten-angle Pipewort - Elliott's Beaksedge Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Aristida palustris - Panicum virgatum - Eriocaulon decangulare var. decangulare - Rhynchospora elliottii Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004576
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685939 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo