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Eleocharis spp. - Schoenoplectus spp. - Fimbristylis spp. - Juncus spp. Southeastern Coastal Plain Inland Salt Flat Sparse Vegetation | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Eleocharis spp. - Schoenoplectus spp. - Fimbristylis spp. - Juncus spp. Southeastern Coastal Plain Inland Salt Flat Sparse Vegetation
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This community occurs on the West Gulf Coastal Plain of Louisiana on flats near perennial streams. It is flooded by freshwater following rain events, but the soils are saline. This community is sparsely vegetated but has patches and zones dominated by various clonal wetland graminoids, including <i>Eleocharis</i> spp., <i>Schoenoplectus</i> spp. (= <i>Scirpus</i> spp.), <i>Fimbristylis</i> spp., <i>Juncus</i> spp., and <i>Spartina pectinata</i>. Forbs are scattered and include <i>Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos, Pluchea</i> sp., <i>Phyla</i> sp., and <i>Alternanthera paronichyoides var. amazonica</i> (exotic). 
Accession Code: VB.CC.36122.CEGL007803
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: Southeastern Coastal Plain Inland Salt Flat
  Translated: Spikerush species - Bulrush species - Fimbry species - Rush species Southeastern Coastal Plain Inland Salt Flat Sparse Vegetation
  Scientific: Eleocharis spp. - Schoenoplectus spp. - Fimbristylis spp. - Juncus spp. Southeastern Coastal Plain Inland Salt Flat Sparse Vegetation
  Code: CEGL007803
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683220 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo