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Spartina alterniflora - Lilaeopsis chinensis Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Spartina alterniflora - Lilaeopsis chinensis Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association is a brackish, mid-tidal low marsh of larger tidal rivers along the mid- and north Atlantic coast. Spartina alterniflora is dominant, but occurs with various mixtures of species such as Schoenoplectus robustus, Schoenoplectus pungens, and Spartina cynosuroides, which may be locally prominent, especially as salinity decreases. Characteristic species in addition to Spartina alterniflora include Lilaeopsis chinensis, Schoenoplectus robustus, Polygonum punctatum, and Eleocharis parvula. Associated species that occur in low abundance can include Amaranthus cannabinus, Atriplex prostrata (= Atriplex hastata), Typha angustifolia, Schoenoplectus maritimus, Eleocharis halophila, Samolus valerandi ssp. parviflorus (= Samolus parviflorus), Sagittaria calycina, and Crassula aquatica (= Tillaea aquatica). Freshwater species increase as salinity decreases, such as Peltandra virginica, Schoenoplectus fluviatilis, Sagittaria latifolia, Leersia oryzoides, and Pontederia cordata. Substrate is mud or muddy, fibrous peat. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.22652.SPARTINAALTERNI
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Code: CEGL004193
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686839 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Saltmarsh Cordgrass - Marsh Grasswort Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Spartina alterniflora - Lilaeopsis chinensis Herbaceous Vegetation
  Common: Brackish Tidal Low Marsh
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Spartina alterniflora - Lilaeopsis chinensis Herbaceous Vegetation