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River Valley Impoundment Mudflat Sparse Vegetation |
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Name: River Valley Impoundment Mudflat Sparse Vegetation
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Description: This association represents shoreline vegetation typical of large mainstream and tributary reservoirs in western Tennessee and adjacent areas. This type occurs on sites which are subject to high water levels and complete inundation for much of the year, but that are drawn down in the early to mid summer. Lake margins with suitable substrate (generally silt or clay) are colonized by a variety of plant species adapted to intermittent inundation and saturated soils that are capable of completing their life cycle in a compressed growing season between drawdown and frost. The composition and structure of the vegetation are highly variable among locations and from year to year. In general, a number of short-statured annuals are characteristic, including <i>Rotala ramosior, Lindernia dubia, Fimbristylis autumnalis, Eragrostis hypnoides, Lipocarpha micrantha (= Hemicarpha micrantha), Eleocharis obtusa, Fimbristylis miliacea</i>, and others. Several perennial species may also be encountered, especially along the upper edges and boundaries of mudflats. Species can include <i>Alternanthera philoxeroides, Symphyotrichum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum (= Aster simplex), Juncus acuminatus, Justicia americana, Leersia oryzoides, Ludwigia</i> spp., <i>Panicum rigidulum (= Panicum agrostoides)</i>, and others. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37168.CEGL004049
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: River Valley Impoundment Mudflat
  Translated: River Valley Impoundment Mudflat Sparse Vegetation
  Scientific: River Valley Impoundment Mudflat Sparse Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004049
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.720736 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo