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Rhynchospora spp. - Eleocharis spp. - Panicum spp. Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Prairie & Marsh Macrogroup | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Rhynchospora spp. - Eleocharis spp. - Panicum spp. Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Prairie & Marsh Macrogroup
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: Common taxa of these marshes and wet prairies include species of <i>Eleocharis, Fimbristylis, Panicum, Rhynchospora, Sarracenia</i>, and <i>Xyris</i>. Also included are warm-temperate shrub swamps dominated by the shrubs <i>Cephalanthus occidentalis, Vaccinium corymbosum, Vaccinium formosum</i>, or <i>Vaccinium fuscatum</i>. These wetlands occur on the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains in depressions and basins, seepage slopes, interdunal swales and poorly drained wet flats. The vegetation ranges from floating-leaved aquatics in deeper basins, to emergent marsh in semipermanent water, to drawdown zones with diverse small graminoid and forb vegetation, to shrub swamp and shrub edges. Wet prairie vegetation is also found on extensive wet flats and consists of primarily herbaceous wetland vegetation with relatively thick cover of graminoid species. Examples occupy low, flat plains on poorly drained soils, often saturated for 50-100 days per year. In addition to saturation or flooding, occasional to frequent fires, including during the early growing season, promote the maintenance of this vegetation. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40484-{7B320F14-4EDF-4A3D-B2F6-2D160FBDA6D7}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 15-Oct-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.860521 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: M067
  Scientific: Rhynchospora spp. - Eleocharis spp. - Panicum spp. Atlantic & Gulf Coastal Plain Wet Prairie & Marsh Macrogroup