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Name: Paspalum vaginatum Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association occurs in shallow interdune swales, and is dominated by <i>Paspalum vaginatum</i>, in often monospecific stands. In Florida, this often occurs in close association with ~<i>Fimbristylis castanea - Paspalum distichum</i> Herbaceous Vegetation (CEGL004110)$$. In Texas, this vegetation may also occur in artificial ponds and other wetlands on barrier islands and mainland areas near the coast. <i>Paspalum vaginatum</i> is a pioneer species colonizing damp, brackish sand flats as a widely creeping, prostrate, stoloniferous mat. With time it may develop into a dense sward of vertically oriented stems. This grassy sward may in turn be replaced by woody vegetation, including <i>Avicennia germinans, Baccharis halimifolia</i>, and <i>Borrichia frutescens</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.35887.CEGL004114
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: Crowngrass Interdune Swale
  Translated: Seashore Crowngrass Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Paspalum vaginatum Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL004114
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688857 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo