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Paspalum vaginatum Marsh | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Paspalum vaginatum Marsh
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This association occurs in shallow interdune swales, and is dominated by <i>Paspalum vaginatum</i>, in often monospecific stands. In Florida, this often occurs in close association with ~<i>Fimbristylis castanea - Paspalum distichum</i> Marsh (CEGL004110)$$. In Texas, this vegetation may also occur in artificial ponds and other wetlands on barrier islands and mainland areas near the coast. <i>Paspalum vaginatum</i> is a pioneer species colonizing damp, brackish sand flats as a widely creeping, prostrate, stoloniferous mat. With time it may develop into a dense sward of vertically oriented stems. This grassy sward may in turn be replaced by woody vegetation, including <i>Avicennia germinans, Baccharis halimifolia</i>, and <i>Borrichia frutescens</i>. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:32959-{E9F46CA7-48EE-49FE-A875-C5F843755BA8}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 05-Dec-2007 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688857 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL004114
  Translated: Seashore Crowngrass Marsh
  Common: Crowngrass Interdune Swale
  Scientific: Paspalum vaginatum Marsh
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) Paspalum vaginatum Herbaceous Vegetation
(similar) CEGL004114
(similar) Paspalum vaginatum Herbaceous Vegetation