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Panicum virgatum - Spartina patens - Carex silicea Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Panicum virgatum - Spartina patens - Carex silicea Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This brackish meadow of the Atlantic Coast from New Hampshire to North Carolina 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 <i>Panicum virgatum</i> and occasionally codominated by <i>Spartina patens</i>. Common associates can include <i>Schoenoplectus americanus, Solidago sempervirens, Teucrium canadense, Distichlis spicata, Carex silicea</i>, and <i>Juncus</i> spp. (<i>Juncus gerardii</i> in the north, <i>Juncus roemerianus</i> in the south). Additional species can include <i>Kosteletzkya virginica, Hibiscus moscheutos, Amaranthus cannabinus</i>, and <i>Typha</i> spp., especially in oligohaline situations. Shrubs may occur sporadically, especially <i>Baccharis halimifolia, Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica), Prunus maritima</i>, and <i>Iva frutescens</i>. 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 <i>Panicum virgatum</i> in brackish settings near upland-marsh borders. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.30908.CEGL006150
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Brackish Meadow
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688411 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Switchgrass - Saltmeadow Cordgrass - Beach Sedge Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Panicum virgatum - Spartina patens - Carex silicea Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL006150