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A.1858 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.1858
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance consists of very sparsely vegetated large shifting coastal dunes (medaños). The vegetation consists primarily of woody vines which reached the canopy of maritime forests now covered by the shifting (rogue) dunes. As the forest was covered by the shifting dune, woody vines were able to grow rapidly enough to avoid being covered, and now form low mounds on the surface of the dune which accumulate wind-blown sand. Scattered vegetation is present, particularly woody vines. ~Vitis rotundifolia, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Campsis radicans$, and ~Vitis cinerea var. floridana$ are particularly prevalent. Scattered clumps of pioneer herbs and subshrubs, such as ~Uniola paniculata$ and ~Hudsonia tomentosa$ occur in sheltered locations, particularly low on the dune. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.1558.A1858
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: VII.C.1.N.b
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: VITIS ROTUNDIFOLIA - PARTHENOCISSUS QUINQUEFOLIA / TRIPLASIS PURPUREA UNSTABILIZED DUNE SPARSELY VEGETATED ALLIANCE
  Code: A.1858
  Common: Muscadine - Virginia Creeper / Purple Sandgrass Unstabilized Dune Sparsely Vegetated Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Vitis rotundifolia - Parthenocissus quinquefolia / Triplasis purpurea Unstabilized Dune Sparsely Vegetated Alliance