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Smilax spp. - Toxicodendron radicans Vine-Shrubland Alliance | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Smilax spp. - Toxicodendron radicans Vine-Shrubland Alliance Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This alliance includes vine-covered maritime sand dunes. Generally confined to barrier beach systems, this vegetation is comprised of dense vines that cover the crests of dunes exposed to salt spray and winds. Very little soil development occurs, and the water table is located greater than 1 m below the soil surface. The dominant species of any single dune may be one of any number of vine species such as Smilax glauca, Smilax rotundifolia, Vitis rotundifolia, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, or Toxicodendron radicans. In some cases, the vines are low-growing and occur directly on the sand surface, but in others, the vegetation has a height of 1 m or more, with vines growing over older stems of the same species, or over other shrubs such as Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica) or Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera). The vegetation is generally low to the ground (less than 0.5 m tall) and generally covers 70-80% of the surface of the ground, the remainder being exposed sand.  Accession Code: VB.CC.23207.SMILAXSPPTOXICO Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Scientific: Smilax spp. - Toxicodendron radicans Vine-Shrubland Alliance   Translated: Greenbrier species - Poison-ivy Vine-Shrubland Alliance   UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.126014 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A.909