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Sarcocornia pacifica - (Batis maritima, Distichlis spicata) Dwarf-shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Sarcocornia pacifica - (Batis maritima, Distichlis spicata) Dwarf-shrubland
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Description: This is one of several associations found in tidally influenced hypersaline areas along the southern Atlantic Coast and Gulf of Mexico region. In contrast to other tidal salt flats or pannes of this region, examples attributable to this type are dominated by the succulent dwarf-shrub <i>Sarcocornia pacifica</i> while stands dominated by <i>Batis</i> or <i>Salicornia</i> are accommodated by other associations [see ~<i>Batis maritima - Sarcocornia pacifica</i> Dwarf-shrubland (CEGL003956)$$ and ~<i>Salicornia (virginica, bigelovii, maritima) - Spartina alterniflora</i> Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004308)$$, respectively]. Examples of this association may occur in patches throughout this relatively large range. They vary somewhat locally in expression, but all tend to exhibit low vascular plant diversity, dominated by halophytic species. In addition to <i>Sarcocornia pacifica</i>, other commonly encountered species may include <i>Salicornia bigelovii, Distichlis spicata</i>, and sometimes stunted <i>Spartina alterniflora</i>. Other typical species can include <i>Batis maritima, Suaeda</i> spp., <i>Sporobolus virginicus, Sesuvium portulacastrum</i>, and <i>Limonium carolinianum</i>. Total vegetative cover is quite variable, from near total absence of vascular plants to a dense cover of the nominal species. Algal mats are characteristically present, visible even in densely vegetated pannes. Blue-green algae may contribute significantly more biomass than vascular species. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.34853.CEGL002278
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
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  Common: Salt Flat (Swampfire Type)
  Translated: Pacific Swampfire - (Turtleweed, Saltgrass) Dwarf-shrubland
  Scientific: Sarcocornia pacifica - (Batis maritima, Distichlis spicata) Dwarf-shrubland
  Code: CEGL002278