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Smilax glauca - Toxicodendron radicans Vine-Shrubland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Smilax glauca - Toxicodendron radicans Vine-Shrubland Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This community is best described as vine-covered maritime sand dunes. Generally confined to barrier beach systems of the North Atlantic, this vegetation is comprised of dense vines that cover the crests of dunes exposed to wind, salt spray and periodic overwash by storm tides. Very little soil development occurs, and the water table is well below 1 m in depth. The dominant species of any single dune may be one of several vine species such as Smilax glauca, Smilax rotundifolia, Vitis rotundifolia, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, or Toxicodendron radicans. In some cases, the vines are shallowly rooted in sand or growing over older vine stems or other living or dead shrubs such as Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica). Scattered dune grassland species may be present such as Ammophila breviligulata, Lechea maritima, Solidago sempervirens, and Hudsonia tomentosa. Diagnostic species are Smilax glauca, Smilax rotundifolia, Toxicodendron radicans, and Parthenocissus quinquefolia. The vegetation is generally low to the ground (less than half a meter tall) and generally covers 70-80% of the surface of the ground, the remainder being exposed sand. This vegetation is not widely described in the literature, but is likely to occur in New England south to Maryland and perhaps Virginia.  Accession Code: VB.CC.23206.SMILAXGLAUCATOX 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: Smilax spp. - Toxicodendron radicans Vine-Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Code: CEGL003886   Translated: Whiteleaf Greenbrier - Poison-ivy Vine-Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686350 NatureServe Explorer   Scientific: Smilax glauca - Toxicodendron radicans Vine-Shrubland   Common: North Atlantic Coastal Plain Vine Dune (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Smilax glauca - Toxicodendron radicans Vine-Shrubland