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Spartina alterniflora - Juncus roemerianus - Distichlis spicata Louisianian Zone Salt Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Spartina alterniflora - Juncus roemerianus - Distichlis spicata Louisianian Zone Salt Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro... Description: This salt marsh community occurs along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas. It is the major salt marsh type of coastal Louisiana, occurring in Gulf-fringing areas, mostly flanking large bays. It is mainly found in the Deltaic Plain but is also present in the Chenier Plain, principally as a narrow band of marsh behind coastal dunes. Species richness is characteristically quite low. This marsh is usually strongly dominated by <i>Spartina alterniflora</i>. In the Deltaic Plain of Louisiana, <i>Juncus roemerianus</i> may be present as a component or in localized monospecific patches of a marsh otherwise dominated by <i>Spartina alterniflora</i>. In the Chenier Plain of Louisiana, the type is codominated by <i>Distichlis spicata</i> and <i>Spartina alterniflora</i>. In the central and upper coast of Texas, this marsh is usually limited in extent to the bay side of barrier islands and narrow bands along mainland shores and tidal guts. Other common species include <i>Spartina patens, Vigna luteola, Schoenoplectus americanus (= Scirpus americanus), Phragmites australis, Sagittaria platyphylla, Polygonum</i> spp., <i>Batis maritima, Baccharis halimifolia</i>, and <i>Cyperus</i> spp. <i>Schoenoplectus robustus (= Scirpus robustus)</i> sometimes occurs as a local, patchy or zonal dominant and codominant.  Accession Code: VB.CC.35232.CEGL004190 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:   Common: Gulf Coast Cordgrass Salt Marsh   Translated: Smooth Cordgrass - Black Needlerush - Saltgrass Louisianian Zone Salt Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation   Scientific: Spartina alterniflora - Juncus roemerianus - Distichlis spicata Louisianian Zone Salt Tidal Herbaceous Vegetation   Code: CEGL004190   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685389 NatureServe Explorer