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Paspalum vaginatum - Spartina patens Oligohaline Herbaceous Vegetation | Visser, J. M., C. E. Sasser, R. ...
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Name: Paspalum vaginatum - Spartina patens Oligohaline Herbaceous Vegetation
Reference: Visser, J. M., C. E. Sasser, R. ...
Description: This is one of two currently recognized Oligohaline Mixture Marsh types mainly in the Chenier Plain of coastal Louisiana and adjacent Texas, but also present in the Deltaic Plain of Louisiana to a limited degree. The type is strongly dominated by <i>Paspalum vaginatum</i> with <i>Spartina patens</i> as a frequent codominant. Species richness in the type is moderate. Additional common species include <i>Sesbania drummondii, Echinochloa</i> spp., <i>Alternanthera philoxeroides</i> (exotic), <i>Schoenoplectus californicus (= Scirpus californicus)</i>, members of the Cyperaceae (including <i>Cyperus articulatus, Cyperus haspan, Rhynchospora corniculata, Eleocharis</i> spp.), <i>Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos, Lythrum alatum var. lanceolatum, Panicum virgatum, Sacciolepis striata, Juncus effusus, Zizaniopsis miliacea, Bidens laevis, Phragmites australis, Typha</i> spp., <i>Sagittaria lancifolia, Sesbania herbacea (= Sesbania macrocarpa)</i>, and others. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37368.CEGL007885
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
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Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: accepted
  • This Community's Level: association
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Names:   Common: Chenier Plain Oligohaline Seashore Crowngrass - Saltmeadow Cordgrass Marsh
  Translated: Seashore Crowngrass - Saltmeadow Cordgrass Oligohaline Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Paspalum vaginatum - Spartina patens Oligohaline Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL007885
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689447 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo