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Morella cerifera / Spartina patens - (Juncus roemerianus) Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Morella cerifera / Spartina patens - (Juncus roemerianus) Shrubland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association occurs in wetland flats and interdune swales along the Atlantic coast on soils that are sandy, sometimes with a thin layer of organic matter. It is dominated by dense thickets of Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), sometimes intermixed with Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, Baccharis halimifolia, or Ilex vomitoria. The shrub layer can vary from 2-8 m in height. Occasionally, a sparse emergent canopy of trees (such as Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola or Sabal palmetto) may be present. Small openings may have wetland graminoids, such as Juncus roemerianus, Spartina patens, Fimbristylis castanea, Andropogon glomeratus var. pumilus, Muhlenbergia filipes, etc., and forbs, such as Hydrocotyle bonariensis, Sabatia stellaris, Polygonum hydropiperoides, Eleocharis spp., etc. In other cases, few herbs are present, because of the dense, thicket-like shrub layer. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.21632.MORELLACERIFERA
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 01-Jan-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Wax-myrtle / Saltmeadow Cordgrass - (Black Needlerush) Shrubland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685109 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL003839
  Scientific: Morella cerifera / Spartina patens - (Juncus roemerianus) Shrubland
  Common: Atlantic Coast Interdune Swale
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Morella cerifera / Spartina patens Shrubland