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Panicum virgatum - Spartina patens Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Panicum virgatum - Spartina patens Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This brackish meadow of the northern Atlantic coast occurs at the upland border of high salt marshes. It occurs on freely drained, shallow, sandy peat that is moist from upland seepage and brackish from irregular tidal flooding. Vegetation is dominated by Panicum virgatum and occasionally codominated by Spartina patens. Common associates can include Schoenoplectus americanus, Solidago sempervirens, Teucrium canadense, Distichlis spicata, Carex silicea, and Juncus spp. (Juncus gerardii in the north, Juncus roemerianus in the south). Additional species can include Kosteletzkya virginica, Hibiscus moscheutos, Amaranthus cannabinus, and Typha spp., especially in oligohaline situations. Shrubs may occur sporadically, especially Baccharis halimifolia, Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica), Prunus maritima, and Iva frutescens. Vegetation can be quite diverse and is a mixture of freshwater and brackish species. This association is best developed in salt marshes with a gradual elevation gradient that lends itself to vegetation zonation. The diagnostic species of this association is Panicum virgatum in brackish settings near upland-marsh borders.  Accession Code: VB.CC.25164.PANICUMVIRGATUM 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: Panicum virgatum Tidal Herbaceous Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Switchgrass - Saltmeadow Cordgrass Herbaceous Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688411 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006150   Scientific: Panicum virgatum - Spartina patens Herbaceous Vegetation   Common: Brackish Meadow (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Panicum virgatum - Spartina patens - Carex silicea Herbaceous Vegetation