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Cakile edentula Great Lakes Shore Sparse Vegetation | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Cakile edentula Great Lakes Shore Sparse Vegetation Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This community occurs along unstable shorelines in the Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. Sites are severely affected by wind, waves, and winter ice. Easily shifted sand or gravel substrate permits little vegetation to develop, unless protected by a shoreline configuration that breaks waves and blocks winter ice. Soils are typically sands and gravels with little organic matter. <i>Cakile edentula, Ammophila breviligulata</i>, and <i>Salix myricoides</i> typically grow on sand beaches. Other common plant species include <i>Chamaesyce polygonifolia, Argentina anserina, Salix</i> spp., <i>Schoenoplectus</i> spp. (= <i>Scirpus</i> spp.), and <i>Xanthium strumarium</i>. A shrub zone (<i>Physocarpus opulifolius, Cornus sericea, Rosa acicularis</i>, etc.) can develop at the inland margin of some gravel beaches. Species found on sand and gravel beaches in most cases are those of other shoreline habitats which gain a tenuous foothold on the beach.  Accession Code: VB.CC.37144.CEGL005162 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: Great Lakes Beach   Scientific: Cakile edentula Great Lakes Shore Sparse Vegetation   Code: CEGL005162   Translated: American Searocket Great Lakes Shore Sparse Vegetation   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685376 NatureServe Explorer