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Spartina alterniflora - Polygonum punctatum - Amaranthus cannabinus Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Spartina alterniflora - Polygonum punctatum - Amaranthus cannabinus Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This oligohaline to mesohaline marsh of the Mid-Atlantic occurs in silty mud along meanders in tidal rivers and guts in the interiors of extensive marshes where there is significant freshwater input. The vegetation is diverse and variable but is characterized by the consistent presence of <i>Spartina alterniflora, Schoenoplectus robustus (= Scirpus robustus)</i>, and <i>Polygonum punctatum</i>. Other associates include <i>Amaranthus cannabinus, Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (= Scirpus tabernaemontani), Peltandra virginica, Pluchea odorata, Bidens coronata, Kosteletzkya virginica, Eleocharis palustris, Asclepias incarnata, Schoenoplectus americanus (= Scirpus americanus), Ptilimnium capillaceum</i>, and <i>Echinochloa walteri</i>. <i>Spartina cynosuroides</i> is a common associate in Virginia examples and in some areas of Maryland. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.30966.CEGL006418
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
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  Common: Mesohaline Seepage Marsh
  Translated: Smooth Cordgrass - Dotted Smartweed - Tidal-marsh Amaranth Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Spartina alterniflora - Polygonum punctatum - Amaranthus cannabinus Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL006418