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Panicum virgatum - (Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Juncus roemerianus) Herbaceous Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Panicum virgatum - (Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Juncus roemerianus) Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This southern switchgrass tidal grassland is dominated by <i>Panicum virgatum</i>. Other characteristic species may include <i>Juncus roemerianus, Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Sagittaria lancifolia</i>, and <i>Spartina cynosuroides</i>. This association occurs in brackish to nearly freshwater tidal marshes, usually slightly upslope from <i>Juncus roemerianus</i> marshes, and often adjacent to nearby upland (or saturated non-tidal) forests. Sometimes it occurs on higher ground on the edges of tidal creeks. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35877.CEGL004962
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: Southern Switchgrass Tidal Fringe Grassland
  Translated: Switchgrass - (Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass, Black Needlerush) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Panicum virgatum - (Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Juncus roemerianus) Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004962
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687678 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo