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(Morella pensylvanica) / Schizachyrium littorale - Aristida tuberculosa Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: (Morella pensylvanica) / Schizachyrium littorale - Aristida tuberculosa Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This association comprises diverse grasslands of stabilized interdunes and backdunes along the north Atlantic coast. It occurs on deep stabilized sands within the influence of offshore winds and salt spray. The vegetation is variable but generally dominated by bunchgrasses and forbs. Common species include <i>Aristida tuberculosa, Schizachyrium littorale, Artemisia campestris ssp. caudata (= Artemisia caudata), Lechea maritima, Toxicodendron radicans, Cenchrus tribuloides, Polygonella articulata, Solidago sempervirens, Liatris scariosa var. novae-angliae, Eragrostis spectabilis, Opuntia humifusa (= Opuntia compressa), Spartina patens, Cirsium horridulum, Pityopsis falcata, Lathyrus japonicus, Cyperus grayi, Carex silicea, Oenothera parviflora, Triplasis purpurea, Trichostema dichotomum</i>, and others. On Cape Cod, <i>Deschampsia flexuosa</i> is characteristic. <i>Hudsonia tomentosa</i> and <i>Ammophila breviligulata</i> may occur with very low cover. Shrubs and stunted trees may be scattered throughout, including <i>Morella pensylvanica, Prunus maritima, Pinus rigida</i>, and <i>Juniperus virginiana</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31434.CEGL006161
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.2.687092 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Common: North Atlantic Coast Backdune Grassland
  Translated: (Northern Bayberry) / Shore Little Bluestem - Seaside Three-awn Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: (Morella pensylvanica) / Schizachyrium littorale - Aristida tuberculosa Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL006161