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Iva frutescens / Spartina cynosuroides Tidal Shrubland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Iva frutescens / Spartina cynosuroides Tidal Shrubland Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This brackish tidal shrubland occurs on the mesohaline portion of tidal rivers of the Chesapeake Bay on poorly drained peat overlying sand and mucky sand. This vegetation forms linear bands along levees and bordering tidal guts. Microtopography is relatively flat and lacks pronounced hummocks and hollows. The shrub canopy is moderately dense and codominated by <i>Iva frutescens</i> and <i>Spartina cynosuroides</i>. Other associates include <i>Baccharis halimifolia</i> and <i>Hibiscus moscheutos</i>. The species diversity of this vegetation is relatively low; associated herbs are often found on the edge of the stand and may include <i>Amaranthus cannabinus, Atriplex patula, Lythrum lineare, Polygonum punctatum, Schoenoplectus americanus, Solidago sempervirens, Spartina alterniflora</i>, and <i>Spartina patens.</i>  Accession Code: VB.CC.31075.CEGL006847 Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.721920 NatureServe Explorer   Common: Brackish Shrubland   Translated: Jesuit's-bark / Big Cordgrass Shrubland   Scientific: Iva frutescens / Spartina cynosuroides Tidal Shrubland   Code: CEGL006847