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Justicia americana Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Justicia americana Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This association is found primarily in the Piedmont, Cumberland Plateau, Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks, Ouachita Mountains, and adjacent provinces. Stands occur on the shoals or bars of rocky streams and riverbeds. It provides habitat in some portions of its range for globally rare dragonflies and herbs. Justicia americana is the characteristic dominant. Other herbaceous species that may be present include Diodia teres, Gratiola brevifolia, Leersia sp., Lemna minor, Orontium aquaticum, Podostemum ceratophyllum, Scirpus sp., Saururus cernuus, and Xyris difformis var. difformis. A sparse canopy layer, which can include Carpinus caroliniana ssp. caroliniana, Salix interior, Fagus grandifolia, and Fraxinus pennsylvanica among other species, may be present.  Accession Code: VB.CC.21268.JUSTICIAAMERICA Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 01-Aug-1994 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Justicia americana Temporarily Flooded Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Common Water-willow Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685634 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL004286   Scientific: Justicia americana Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Water-willow Rocky Bar and Shore (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Justicia americana Herbaceous Vegetation