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Spartina alterniflora - Lilaeopsis chinensis Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Spartina alterniflora - Lilaeopsis chinensis Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association is a brackish, mid-tidal low marsh of larger tidal rivers along the mid- and north Atlantic coast. <i>Spartina alterniflora</i> is dominant, but occurs with various mixtures of species such as <i>Schoenoplectus robustus, Schoenoplectus pungens</i>, and <i>Spartina cynosuroides</i>, which may be locally prominent, especially as salinity decreases. Characteristic species in addition to <i>Spartina alterniflora</i> include <i>Lilaeopsis chinensis, Schoenoplectus robustus, Polygonum punctatum</i>, and <i>Eleocharis parvula</i>. Associated species that occur in low abundance can include <i>Amaranthus cannabinus, Atriplex prostrata (= Atriplex hastata), Typha angustifolia, Schoenoplectus maritimus, Eleocharis halophila, Samolus valerandi ssp. parviflorus (= Samolus parviflorus), Sagittaria calycina</i>, and <i>Crassula aquatica (= Tillaea aquatica)</i>. Freshwater species increase as salinity decreases, such as <i>Peltandra virginica, Schoenoplectus fluviatilis, Sagittaria latifolia, Leersia oryzoides</i>, and <i>Pontederia cordata</i>. Substrate is mud or muddy, fibrous peat. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31231.CEGL004193
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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]
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  Common: Brackish Tidal Low Marsh
  Translated: Smooth Cordgrass - Eastern Grasswort Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Spartina alterniflora - Lilaeopsis chinensis Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004193