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Schoenoplectus pungens Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Schoenoplectus pungens Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association occurs on fresh to brackish, mid-tidal, sandy/gravelly rivershores along the north and mid-Atlantic coast. It occurs in low areas where there is a longer duration of flooding. Wave and ice scour can have a significant influence on the year-to-year appearance of the vegetation, which tends to be sparse. This vegetation often occurs in nearly pure stands of Schoenoplectus pungens (= Scirpus pungens) but can be intermixed with Spartina alterniflora or Spartina cynosuroides in more brackish areas. Species diversity tends to be low due to winter storm scour, but associates can include Amaranthus cannabinus, Polygonum punctatum, Cyperus bipartitus (= Cyperus rivularis), and Bidens spp. Sagittaria graminea, Sagittaria latifolia, Eleocharis palustris (= Eleocharis smallii), Gratiola virginiana, Elatine americana, Isoetes riparia, and Cyperus bipartitus can occur, but are absent in the northern part of the range. As the salinity decreases Zizania aquatica can also be an associate. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.18522.SCHOENOPLECTUSP
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Threesquare Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683291 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004188
  Scientific: Schoenoplectus pungens Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation
  Common: Atlantic Coast Brackish Tidal Marsh
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Schoenoplectus pungens Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation