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Spartina alterniflora - Ptilimnium capillaceum - Polygonum punctatum Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Spartina alterniflora - Ptilimnium capillaceum - Polygonum punctatum Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This oligohaline to mesohaline marsh occurs in silty mud along meanders in tidal rivers and creeks where there is significant freshwater seepage. It is often adjacent to uplands. The taxonomic relationship of this type has not been fully assessed. The vegetation is diverse and is codominated by Spartina alterniflora, Ptilimnium capillaceum, and Polygonum punctatum. Other associates include Pluchea odorata, Bidens coronata, Kosteletzkya virginica, Eleocharis parvula, Cyperus filicinus, Hibiscus moscheutos, Amaranthus cannabinus, Eleocharis palustris, Asclepias incarnata, Sium suave, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (= Scirpus tabernaemontani), Schoenoplectus americanus (= Scirpus americanus), Schoenoplectus robustus (= Scirpus robustus), Echinochloa walteri, Typha angustifolia, Peltandra virginica, Pontederia cordata, Lobelia cardinalis, and Sagittaria latifolia. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.21888.SPARTINAALTERNI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 15-Nov-2000 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Saltmarsh Cordgrass - Mock Bishopweed - Dotted Smartweed Herbaceous Vegetation
  Common: Mesohaline Seepage Marsh
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686082 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL006418
  Scientific: Spartina alterniflora - Ptilimnium capillaceum - Polygonum punctatum Herbaceous Vegetation
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Spartina alterniflora - Polygonum punctatum - Amaranthus cannabinus Herbaceous Vegetation