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Morella cerifera - Baccharis halimifolia / Eleocharis fallax Shrubland | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Morella cerifera - Baccharis halimifolia / Eleocharis fallax Shrubland
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This is an oligohaline tidal shrubland of brackish tidal waters in Mid-Atlantic on firm, partially decomposed peat lacking pronounced hummock-and-hollow microtopography. This vegetation forms linear stands along tidal channels between freshwater tidal marshes and adjacent swamp forests. The shrub canopy is relatively open to moderately dense and is dominated by <i>Morella cerifera</i>. <i>Baccharis halimifolia</i> is a common associate; others include <i>Acer rubrum</i> and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>. The herbaceous layer is relatively diverse and characterized by <i>Eleocharis fallax, Eleocharis rostellata, Kosteletzkya virginica, Hibiscus moscheutos, Typha angustifolia, Polygonum punctatum, Cyperus filicinus, Panicum virgatum, Schoenoplectus americanus, Schoenoplectus pungens, Amaranthus cannabinus, Hydrocotyle verticillata, Pluchea odorata (= Pluchea purpurascens), Spartina alterniflora, Spartina patens, Setaria parviflora, Lythrum lineare, Asclepias</i><i> incarnata, Ptilimnium capillaceum</i>, and <i>Carex hormathodes</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31078.CEGL006846
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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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 Tidal Creek Shrubland
  Translated: Wax-myrtle - Groundsel-tree / Creeping Spikerush Shrubland
  Scientific: Morella cerifera - Baccharis halimifolia / Eleocharis fallax Shrubland
  Code: CEGL006846
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.721904 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo