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Muhlenbergia torreyana - Rhynchospora fusca Herbaceous Vegetation |
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Name: Muhlenbergia torreyana - Rhynchospora fusca Herbaceous Vegetation
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Description: This seasonally flooded wetland occurs on the North Atlantic Coastal Plain of New Jersey in topographically defined basins. The dominant species are <i>Muhlenbergia torreyana, Rhynchospora fusca, Cladium mariscoides</i>, and <i>Sphagnum</i> spp. Other associates include <i>Amphicarpum purshii, A</i><i>n</i><i>dropogon glomeratus, Bartonia paniculata, Carex striata var. brevis, Eriocaulon aquaticum, Hypericum canadense, Juncus canadensis, Lachnanthes caroliana, Lobelia canbyi, Panicum verrucosum, Panicum rigidulum var. pubescens, Panicum rigidulum var. rigidulum, Panicum virgatum, Rhexia virginica, Schizachyrium scoparium, Scleria reticularis</i>, and <i>Triadenum virginicum</i>. This vegetation occurs on the relatively higher, outer margin of the basin. The substrate is a thin organic horizon overtopping deep sand. This community is fire-dependent. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.37537.CEGL006760
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 2
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
     
  • status: Provisional
  • This Community's Level: association
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Common: Pine Barren Smoke Grass Coastal Plain Pondshore
  Translated: New Jersey Muhly - Brown Beaksedge Herbaceous Vegetation
  Scientific: Muhlenbergia torreyana - Rhynchospora fusca Herbaceous Vegetation
  Code: CEGL006760
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.902940 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo