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Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola Tidal Woodland Alliance | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola Tidal Woodland Alliance
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: Juniper woodlands along upper reaches of tidal creeks is the vegetation type that characterizes this alliance. One association, currently known from coastal North Carolina, has a canopy dominated by Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola, with widely scattered emergent Pinus taeda, Acer rubrum var. trilobum, Ulmus americana, and Persea palustris. The shrub layer is open to fairly dense, and dominated by Morella cerifera (= Myrica cerifera), with less frequent Persea palustris and Baccharis halimifolia. Mucky openings are dominated by Kosteletzkya virginica, Bacopa monnieri, Pluchea rosea (= var. rosea), Samolus valerandi ssp. parviflorus, Eleocharis spp., and Cyperus spp. Other characteristic species include Hydrocotyle sp., Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Typha angustifolia, Lythrum lineare, Solidago sempervirens var. mexicana, Toxicodendron radicans, Schoenoplectus robustus (= Scirpus robustus), and others. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.28369.JUNIPERUSVIRGIN
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 23-Feb-1998 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Scientific: Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola Tidal Woodland Alliance
  Translated: Coastal Red-cedar Tidal Woodland Alliance
  UID: HIGHER_CLASS_UNIT.2.125872 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A.1887