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Pontederia cordata - Peltandra virginica - Sagittaria latifolia Marsh
Translated Name: Pickerelweed - Green Arrow-arum - Broadleaf Arrowhead Marsh
 Common Name: Northeastern Leafy Forb Marsh
 Unique Identifier: CEGL006191
 Classification Approach: International Vegetation Classification (IVC)
 Summary: This emergent marsh is dominated by broad-leaved, aerenchymatous plants along pondshores, lakeshores, impoundments, and quiet riverbanks in the northeastern United States and elsewhere. This marsh occurs in shallow to deep standing water usually on muck soils. Common species include Pontederia cordata, Sagittaria latifolia, Peltandra virginica, and Sparganium spp. Additional emergent species include Eleocharis palustris, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, Acorus calamus, Nuphar variegata, Nymphaea odorata, Sium suave, and submerged species including Ceratophyllum demersum and Utricularia macrorhiza.
Classification

Classification Confidence: Low
Vegetation Hierarchy
Class 2 - Shrub & Herb Vegetation
Subclass 2.C - Shrub & Herb Wetland
Formation 2.C.4 - Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland
Division 2.C.4.Nd - Eastern North American Temperate & Boreal Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland
Macrogroup Eastern North American Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland
Group Eastern North American Freshwater Marsh
Alliance Rivershore & Lakeshore Green Arrow-arum - Pickerelweed Marsh

This is the revised vegetation hierarchy. For more information see Classification Sources and usnvc.org.

Similar Associations
Unique Identifier Name
CEGL004291 Pontederia cordata - Peltandra virginica Marsh
CEGL004706 Peltandra virginica - Pontederia cordata Tidal Marsh


Related Concepts from Other Classifications

Related Subnational Community Units
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Subnation Concept Name Relationship to Standard Confidence Reference
Maine Pickerelweed - macrophyte aquatic bed Equivalent   Gawler 2002
Massachusetts Deep Emergent Marsh Broader   Swain and Kearsley 2001
New Hampshire Emergent marsh Finer   Sperduto and Nichols 2004
New York Deep emergent marsh Broader Certain Edinger et al. 2002
Pennsylvania Pickerel-weed - arrow-arum - arrowhead wetland Equivalent   Zimmerman et al. 2012
Vermont Deep Broadleaf Marsh Broader   Thompson and Sorenson 2000


Other Related Concepts
Related Concept Name: Pontederia cordata - Peltandra virginica semipermanently flooded forb vegetation
Relationship: = - Equivalent
Reference: Metzler, K., and J. Barrett. 2006. The vegetation of Connecticut: A preliminary classification. State Geological and Natural History Survey, Report of Investigations No. 12. Connecticut Natural Diversity Database, Hartford, CT.
Related Concept Name: Southern New England nutrient-poor streamside/lakeside marsh
Relationship: ? - Undetermined
Reference: Rawinski, T. 1984a. Natural community description abstract - southern New England calcareous seepage swamp. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Boston, MA. 6 pp.
Related Concept Name: Southern New England nutrient-rich streamside/lakeside marsh
Relationship: ? - Undetermined
Reference: Rawinski, T. 1984a. Natural community description abstract - southern New England calcareous seepage swamp. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Boston, MA. 6 pp.
Ecological Systems Placement

Ecological Systems Placement
Ecological System Unique ID Ecological System Name
CES201.594 Laurentian-Acadian Freshwater Marsh

NatureServe Conservation Status
Global Status: G5 (19Jan2006)
Rounded Global Status: G5 - Secure
Distribution
Color legend for Distribution Map
United States Distribution: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT
Canadian Province Distribution: ON, QCpotentially occurs
Global Distribution: Canada, United States
Global Range: This association occurs in the northeastern United States.

U.S. Forest Service Ecoregions
Domain Name: Humid Temperate Domain
Division Name: Warm Continental Division
Province Name: Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
Province Code: 212 Occurrence Status: Confident or certain
Section Name: Northern Glaciated Allegheny Plateau Section
Section Code: 212F Occurrence Status: Confident or certain
Section Name: Northern Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau Section
Section Code: 212G Occurrence Status: Confident or certain
Division Name: Hot Continental Division
Province Name: Eastern Broadleaf Forest (Oceanic) Province
Province Code: 221 Occurrence Status: Confident or certain
Section Name: Lower New England Section
Section Code: 221A Occurrence Status: Confident or certain
Section Name: Hudson Valley Section
Section Code: 221B Occurrence Status: Confident or certain
Section Name: Northern Appalachian Piedmont Section
Section Code: 221D Occurrence Status: Confident or certain
Section Name: Southern Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau Section
Section Code: 221E Occurrence Status: Confident or certain
Division Name: Subtropical Division
Province Name: Outer Coastal Plain Mixed Forest Province
Province Code: 232 Occurrence Status: Confident or certain
Section Name: Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain Section
Section Code: 232A Occurrence Status: Confident or certain
Division Name: Warm Continental Regime Mountains
Province Name: Adirondack-New England Mixed Forest - Coniferous Forest - Alpine Meadow Province
Province Code: M212 Occurrence Status: Confident or certain
Section Name: Vermont-New Hampshire Upland Section
Section Code: M212B Occurrence Status: Confident or certain
Section Name: Green, Taconic, Berkshire Mountain Section
Section Code: M212C Occurrence Status: Confident or certain
Section Name: Catskill Mountain Section
Section Code: M212E Occurrence Status: Confident or certain

Vegetation

Vegetation Summary: Common species include Pontederia cordata, Sagittaria latifolia, Peltandra virginica, and Sparganium spp. Additional emergent species include Eleocharis palustris, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (= Scirpus validus), Acorus calamus, Nuphar variegata (= Nuphar lutea ssp. variegata), Nymphaea odorata, Sium suave, and submerged species including Ceratophyllum demersum and Utricularia macrorhiza (= Utricularia vulgaris).

Vegetation Composition (incomplete)
Species Name Rounded Global Status Growth Form Stratum Charact-
eristic		 Dominant Constant
Cover Class %
Con-
stancy
%
Peltandra virginica G5 Flowering forb Herb (field)  
 
 
Pontederia cordata G5 Flowering forb Herb (field)  
 
 
Sagittaria latifolia G5 Flowering forb Herb (field)  
 
 

Environmental Setting

Wetland Indicator: Y
Environmental Summary: This association occurs along pondshores, lakeshores, impoundments, and quiet riverbanks in shallow to deep standing water usually on muck soils.

Dynamic Processes

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Authors/Contributors
Concept Author(s): K.J. Metzler and J.P. Barrett (2006)
 Element Description Edition Date: 28Mar2003
 Element Description Author(s): S.L. Neid

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References
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  • Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.

  • Edinger, G. J., A. L. Feldmann, T. G. Howard, J. J. Schmid, F. C. Sechler, E. Eastman, E. Largay, L. A. Sneddon, C. Lea, and J. Von Loh. 2014b. Vegetation inventory: Saratoga National Historical Park, New York. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NETN/NRTR--2014/869, National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.

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  • Metzler, K., and J. Barrett. 2006. The vegetation of Connecticut: A preliminary classification. State Geological and Natural History Survey, Report of Investigations No. 12. Connecticut Natural Diversity Database, Hartford, CT.

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  • Rawinski, T. 1984a. Natural community description abstract - southern New England calcareous seepage swamp. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Boston, MA. 6 pp.

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  • Sperduto, D. D., and W. F. Nichols. 2004. Natural communities of New Hampshire: A guide and classification. New Hampshire Natural Heritage Bureau, DRED Division of Forests and Lands, Concord. 242 pp.

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  • Zimmerman, E. A., T. Davis, M. A. Furedi, B. Eichelberger, J. McPherson, S. Seymour, G. Podniesinski, N. Dewar, and J. Wagner, editors. 2012. Terrestrial and palustrine plant communities of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Harrisburg. [http://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/Communities.aspx]

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