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Nuphar polysepala Aquatic Vegetation | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Nuphar polysepala Aquatic Vegetation
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association is composed of floating aquatic vegetation. It occurs on permanently flooded ponds, lakes, deeper beaver ponds, and glacial kettle lakes, from sea level to 2410 m (7900 feet) in elevation. Soils are usually organic Histosols, on anoxic muck or peat. Water depths range from 40 to 200 cm (1.25-6.5 feet). Stands have been observed where water levels fluctuate seasonally, leaving <i>Nuphar</i> high and dry on exposed mudflats, especially in drought years. Stands can completely fill smaller ponds, or occurrences may be only as large as the water depth allows, and are part of a larger mosaic of other freshwater emergent marsh communities. <i>Nuphar polysepala</i> is often the only species present. Cover is continuous, intermittent, or open. Other aquatic and emergent herbs present may include <i>Menyanthes</i> spp., <i>Potamogeton</i> spp., <i>Glyceria</i> spp., <i>Eleocharis</i> spp., <i>Carex</i> spp., <i>Equisetum</i> spp., <i>Typha</i> spp., and <i>Lemna</i> spp. Many of these associates are in shallower, adjacent water. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:30910-{F1393F47-2D4F-4241-9D21-993166EA7866}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 1
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 10-Mar-2009 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688297 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL002001
  Translated: Rocky Mountain Pond-lily Aquatic Vegetation
  Scientific: Nuphar polysepala Aquatic Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Nuphar lutea ssp. polysepala Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) CEGL002001
(similar) Nuphar polysepala Herbaceous Vegetation