Title: Classification of Vegetation Communities of Maryland

Classification of Vegetation Communities of Maryland: First Iteration

A Subset of the International Classification of Ecological
Communities: Terrestrial Vegetation of the United States
March 2004

V. HERBACEOUS VEGETATION
V.B.2.N.h. Seasonally flooded temperate perennial forb vegetation
V.B.2.N.h.3. WOODWARDIA VIRGINICA SEASONALLY FLOODED HERBACEOUS ALLIANCE
Virginia Chainfern Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance

Concept: This alliance covers seasonally flooded wetland depressions, often strongly dominated by Woodwardia virginica, which occur in acid sands of the Coastal Plain. More information is needed. It is attributed to various states in the Atlantic Coastal Plain from Delaware to Florida.

Range: This alliance is found in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, and Delaware.

States/Provinces: DE FL GA MD NC SC

TNC Ecoregions: 53:P, 55:C, 56:C, 57:C, 58:C

USFS Ecoregions: 232Bf:CC?, 232Bz:CC?, 232Ca:CCP, 232Cb:CCC, 232Ch:CCC, 232Ga:CCC

Synonymy: Small Depression Pond, in part (Schafale and Weakley 1990); Anchistea/Sphagnum Association (Laessle 1942)

References: Laessle 1942, Schafale and Weakley 1990

Authors: M.P. SCHAFALE/A.S. WEAKLE, MP, Southeast Identifier: A.1713

WOODWARDIA VIRGINICA / SPHAGNUM CUSPIDATUM HERBACEOUS VEGETATION
Virginia Chainfern / Toothed Peatmoss Herbaceous Vegetation
Chainfern Small Depression Pond                                                                            G2? (97-12-01)
Ecological Group (SCS;MCS):   Southeastern Coastal Plain Open Sandhill Ponds and Emergent Marshes (345-20; n/a)

Concept: This generally defined association covers seasonally flooded wetland depressions, often strongly dominated by Woodwardia virginica, which occur in acid sands of the Coastal Plain. More information is needed on this vegetation type. It is attributed to various states in the Atlantic Coastal Plain from Delaware to Florida.

Range: It is attributed to various states in the Atlantic Coastal Plain from Delaware to Florida.

States/Provinces: DE:S?, FL:S?, GA:S?, MD:S?, NC:S2, SC:S?

TNC Ecoregions: 53:P, 55:C, 56:C, 57:C, 58:C

USFS Ecoregions: 232Bf:CC?, 232Bz:CC?, 232Ca:CCP, 232Cb:CCC, 232Ch:CCC, 232Ga:CCC

Synonymy: Small Depression Drawdown Meadow/Savanna (Boggy Pool Subtype) (Schafale 2000)

References: Berdine and Gould 1999, Laessle 1942, Schafale 2000, Schafale and Weakley 1990

Authors: SCS Confidence: 2 Identifier: CEGL004475 

- Maryland Vegetation Classification Subset Report V.B. Perennial forb vegetation
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