Name:
Ceratophyllum spp. - Nuphar spp. - Potamogeton spp. Eastern North American Freshwater Aquatic Vegetation Macrogroup
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
Aquatic beds can be found across a large part of North America, ranging from boreal, interior Canada (Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario) south through the Great Plains to the Gulf Coastal Plain in Texas and east to the Atlantic. Stands in this macrogroup have rooted aquatic herbaceous vegetation, are permanently flooded with water generally less than 2 m deep, and are subject to low to moderate waves and currents. Emergent vegetation has <10% total cover. Common aquatic plant species include <i>Brasenia schreberi, Ceratophyllum demersum, Eleocharis robbinsii, Elodea canadensis, Eriocaulon aquaticum, Heteranthera dubia, Heteranthera reniformis, Bidens beckii, Myriophyllum</i> spp., <i>Najas flexilis, Nuphar advena, Nuphar microphylla, Nuphar variegata, Nymphaea odorata, Nymphaea tetragona</i> (in central Canada), <i>Nymphoides aquatica, Nymphoides cordata, Potamogeton amplifolius, Potamogeton epihydrus, Potamogeton friesii, Potamogeton gramineus, Potamogeton natans, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Potamogeton nodosus, Potamogeton richardsonii, Potamogeton zosteriformis, Ruppia maritima, Stuckenia pectinata, Utricularia</i> spp., and <i>Vallisneria americana</i>. <i>Zannichellia palustris</i> is a common component in the Great Plains. Alkaline sites may contain <i>Chara</i> spp. Water salinity varies from fresh to saline, with the saline and brackish sites tending to occur in the Great Plains.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40509-{853EFA5C-184D-412A-963F-7C83B53A3205}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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