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Hudsonia tomentosa / Panicum amarum var. amarulum Dwarf-shrubland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Hudsonia tomentosa / Panicum amarum var. amarulum Dwarf-shrubland Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This association is a maritime beach heather community of mid-Atlantic sand dunes. The unstable substrate is influenced by wind-deposited sand and supports no soil development; large patches of sparsely vegetated or unvegetated sand are common. The community is characterized by Hudsonia tomentosa occurring as discrete patches that may coalesce into a dense mat on older, more stabilized dunes. A number of other shrubs such as Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica), Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), Pinus taeda saplings, and rarely Prunus maritima may occur but are low in abundance and cover. Schizachyrium littorale (= Schizachyrium scoparium ssp. littorale), Ammophila breviligulata, Aristida tuberculosa, Spartina patens, and Panicum amarum var. amarulum are common grasses of this community, and Toxicodendron radicans is a common vine. Other herbaceous associates include Lechea maritima, Cyperus grayi, Artemisia stelleriana, Chamaesyce polygonifolia, Solidago sempervirens, and Diodia teres. This community is locally common on coastal dunes from New Jersey to northern North Carolina.  Accession Code: VB.CC.23052.HUDSONIATOMENTO Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Hudsonia tomentosa Dwarf-shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Woolly Beach-heather / Coastal Panicgrass Dwarf-shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686917 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003950   Scientific: Hudsonia tomentosa / Panicum amarum var. amarulum Dwarf-shrubland   Common: Central Coast Beach Heather Dune Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Hudsonia tomentosa / Panicum amarum var. amarulum Dwarf-shrubland