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Spartina patens - Eleocharis parvula Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Spartina patens - Eleocharis parvula Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This brackish, interdunal swale and overwash community of the northeastern Atlantic coast occurs in low areas behind primary or secondary sand dunes. The substrate is sand with little or no organic accumulation. The water source for this wetland community is variable, including seasonally high groundwater table, salt spray, and sporadic tidal overwash, resulting in widely variable salinity levels. The dominant species is generally Spartina patens, but it can be Eleocharis parvula, Schoenoplectus pungens (= Scirpus pungens), Cyperus polystachyos, and/or Juncus articulatus. Associated species depend on salinity and hydrology of a site and can include Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis (= Diplachne maritima), Schoenoplectus maritimus (= Scirpus maritimus), Juncus ambiguus (= Juncus bufonius var. halophila), Juncus scirpoides, Ptilimnium capillaceum, Rumex maritimus, Symphyotrichum subulatum (= Aster subulatus), Chenopodium rubrum, Pluchea odorata, Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. moscheutos (= Hibiscus palustris), Polygonum ramosissimum, Triglochin maritima, Panicum virgatum, Schoenoplectus robustus, and Argentina anserina (= Potentilla anserina). Iva frutescens and Baccharis halimifolia may occur on hummocks within the swale. Mats of blue-green and/or brown algae can proliferate across the soil surface.  Accession Code: VB.CC.25144.SPARTINAPATENSE 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: Spartina patens Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Saltmeadow Cordgrass - Dwarf Spikerush Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688128 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006342   Scientific: Spartina patens - Eleocharis parvula Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Northeastern Atlantic Brackish Interdunal Swale (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Spartina patens - Eleocharis parvula Herbaceous Vegetation