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Ruppia maritima Louisianian Zone Herbaceous Vegetation | Wieland, R. G. 1994a. Marine and...
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Name: Ruppia maritima Louisianian Zone Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Wieland, R. G. 1994a. Marine and... Description: This association represents estuarine non-emergent aquatic beds dominated by <i>Ruppia maritima</i> in the Gulf of Mexico. Although <i>Ruppia maritima</i> is widely distributed along the Atlantic Coast of North America, it attains its greatest abundance in the northern Gulf of Mexico from Florida to Texas where it is found in shallow waters from a few inches to 3 feet deep along muddy shores of shallow bays, sounds, and bayous, as well as in low salinity lagoons and ponds on barrier islands. <i>Ruppia maritima</i> is the only seagrass capable of growing in freshwater and is therefore often found in the oligohaline to mesohaline upper reaches of estuaries and lower reaches of tidal creeks, bayous and rivers. Because it often behaves as an annual, the distribution and abundance of <i>Ruppia maritima</i> is often shifting both spatially and temporally. This vegetation is patchily distributed along the upper and middle Texas coast, where <i>Ruppia maritima</i> often occurs mixed with <i>Halodule </i><i>wrightii</i>.  Accession Code: VB.CC.31452.CEGL004450 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.2.685310 NatureServe Explorer   Common: Gulf Coast Widgeongrass Bed   Translated: Widgeongrass Louisianian Zone Herbaceous Vegetation   Scientific: Ruppia maritima Louisianian Zone Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL004450