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Morella (cerifera, pensylvanica) - Vaccinium formosum Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Morella (cerifera, pensylvanica) - Vaccinium formosum Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This alliance includes shrub wetlands of mid-Atlantic barrier islands. The two most characteristic shrubs are Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera) and Vaccinium corymbosum. Rosa palustris and Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica) are two other common shrub associates. Unlike the Morella cerifera wetland alliance, this alliance is of generally shorter stature and total shrub cover; and, although quite variable, is usually considerably more open. Herbaceous composition is variable, but Panicum virgatum, Andropogon virginicus, Schizachyrium scoparium, and other grasses are common. Other herbs include Juncus spp., Pluchea foetida, Triadenum virginicum, Drosera intermedia, and Osmunda regalis. Standing water is commonly found in the spring, but water levels may drop substantially toward the end of the summer. The southern range limit of this alliance is not well known, but it is confined to barrier islands from Delaware south. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.24149.MORELLACERIFERA
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: Morella (cerifera, pensylvanica) - Vaccinium formosum Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance
  Translated: (Wax-myrtle, Northern Bayberry) - Southern Highbush Blueberry Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125120 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.1010