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Hudsonia tomentosa / Panicum amarum var. amarulum Dwarf-shrubland | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Hudsonia tomentosa / Panicum amarum var. amarulum Dwarf-shrubland Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association is a maritime beach heather community of mid-Atlantic sand dunes. The unstable substrate is influenced by wind-deposited sand and supports no soil development; large patches of sparsely vegetated or unvegetated sand are common. The community is characterized by <i>Hudsonia tomentosa</i> occurring as discrete patches that may coalesce into a dense mat on older, more stabilized dunes. A number of other shrubs such as <i>Morella pensylvanica, Morella cerifera, Pinus taeda</i> saplings, and rarely <i>Prunus maritima</i> may occur but are low in abundance and cover. <i>Schizachyrium littorale, Ammophila breviligulata, Aristida tuberculosa, Spartina patens</i>, and <i>Panicum amarum var. amarulum</i> are common grasses of this community, and <i>Toxicodendron radicans</i> is a common vine. Other herbaceous associates include <i>Lechea maritima, Cyperus grayi, Artemisia stelleriana, Chamaesyce polygonifolia, Solidago sempervirens</i>, and <i>Diodia teres</i>. Small saplings of <i>Pinus taeda</i> may occur. This community is locally common on coastal dunes from New Jersey to northern North Carolina.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32799-{0CD83E91-030E-4B0B-B163-B472BE4F9841} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 19
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 14-Nov-1995 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Hudsonia tomentosa Dune Dwarf-shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686917 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL003950   Translated: Woolly Beach-heather / Coastal Panicgrass Dwarf-shrubland   Common: Central Coast Beach-heather Dune Dwarf-shrubland   Scientific: Hudsonia tomentosa / Panicum amarum var. amarulum Dwarf-shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL003950 (similar) Hudsonia tomentosa / Panicum amarum var. amarulum Dwarf-shrubland (similar) Hudsonia tomentosa / Panicum amarum var. amarulum Dwarf-shrubland