Name:
Eastern North American Wet Shoreline Vegetation Group
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This group consists of low-energy shorelines of rivers and ponds, characterized by low annual plants, emergent aquatic plants, graminoids, leafy forbs, and scattered shrubs. Typical taxa include <i>Boehmeria cylindrica, Carex</i> spp., <i>Cyperus</i> spp., <i>Eragrostis hypnoides, Hydrocotyle umbellata, Juncus effusus, Leersia oryzoides, Lindernia dubia, Ludwigia palustris, Peltandra virginica, Polygonum</i> spp., <i>Saururus cernuus, Schoenoplectus</i> spp., <i>Triadenum walteri</i>, and <i>Utricularia gibba</i>. Diminutive annuals include <i>Eragrostis hypnoides, Lipocarpha micrantha</i>,and <i>Fimbristylis autumnalis</i>. Aquatic species include <i>Heteranthera</i> spp., <i>Nuphar</i>, and <i>Nymphaea</i> spp. <i>Cephalanthus occidentalis</i> may occur as scattered individuals. Stands occur in shallow basins, shores of slow-moving rivers, or lake and pond margins that flood in the spring and draw down later in the season. This group ranges broadly in the southeastern, mid-Atlantic, and midwestern U.S.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40339-{49805B12-BD4B-4D2D-81F5-96A871C5DE27}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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