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Smilax auriculata - Toxicodendron radicans Vine-Shrubland | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Smilax auriculata - Toxicodendron radicans Vine-Shrubland
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association consists of vine-covered maritime sand dunes in the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain, generally dominated by <i>Smilax auriculata</i> and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>. These dense vines cover the crests of dunes exposed to salt spray and winds. The dominant species of any single dune may be variable, possibly including <i>Smilax auriculata</i> and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i>, but also including other <i>Smilax</i> spp., <i>Vitis rotundifolia</i>, or <i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i>. In some cases, the vines are low-growing and occur directly on the sand surface, but in other cases, the vegetation has a height of 1 m or more, with younger vines growing over older stems of the same species, or over other shrubs. The vegetation is generally low to the ground (less than 5 dm (1.5 feet) tall) and generally covers 70-80% of the ground surface with the remainder being exposed sand. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35294.CEGL003885
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: Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain Vine Dune
  Translated: Earleaf Greenbrier - Eastern Poison-ivy Vine-Shrubland
  Code: CEGL003885
  Scientific: Smilax auriculata - Toxicodendron radicans Vine-Shrubland
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686416 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo